Watch 'Vision,' the first Bernie Sanders 2020 campaign ad
On today's "CBS This Morning," Bernie Sanders dismissed former Starbucks CEO Starbucks Howard Schultzwho recently announced he's considering a run for presidentas, basically, a know-nothing billionaire whose main qualification for the highest office in the land is that he can buy a lot of TV ads (watch the segment here). No word yet on Sanders' TV-ad plan as he launches his own White House bid, but he's already out of the gate this morning with a stirring, nearly two-minute ad released on social media that ticks off key elements of his platform, including universal healthcare, free college tuition, combating climate change, campaign finance reform and more.
Along the way, we hear the U.S. Senator from Vermont in voice-over delivering stentorian soundbites from the campaign trail, such as "Nobody in America who works 40 hours a week should be living in poverty" and "Jobs and education, not jails and incarceration."
Two major employersAmazon and Disneyget name-checked in the ad, as news coverage is cited that credits Sanders with succcessfully pressuring them to raise wages.