‘They haven’t tried’: Bernie Sanders criticizes Democrats’ economic messaging

In a Guardian interview, the Vermont senator urges people to turn out for next week's consequential' midterm elections

Bernie Sanders has criticized Democrats for not doing enough to motivate voters around the economic issues that have an impact on everyday life, as he warned next week's midterm elections are the most consequential" in modern American history.

In an interview with the Guardian in Texas, the leftwing Vermont senator said: Obviously, everybody should be turning out for what is the most consequential midterm election in the modern history of this country. Democracy is on the ballot. Women's right to control their own bodies is on the ballot. Climate change is on the ballot, so everybody should come out."