Bernie Sanders, the candidate: Yes, the Independent Senator from Vermont is once again running to be the Democratic nominee for President. . No, Senator Sanders is not a Democrat, but he has signed a pledge to govern as a Democrat should he win the nomination, and subsequent general election. Does his party affiliation matter? Well, yes and no. Sanders is an unapologetic progressive, and many of his policy positions mirror those of other candidates in the Democratic field. (Indeed, he is a cosponsor on some of their pieces of legislation, as they are on his.) However, I don't think the importance of party affiliation and party loyalty can be overstated in these hyper-partisan times. All of this is to say, Bernie's running for president again, on the Democratic ticket. Bernie Sanders was politically active as a young person in college, and after. He marched on Washington with Dr. King and fought for civil rights in Chicago and elsewhere. And the Independent Sena...