Feel the Chern: Bernie Sanders supporter Dimitri Cherny challenges Mark Sanford in GOP primary [View all]
The Republican race for U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford's seat in Congress got a juggle Friday when a liberal Democrat jumped in against him.
Dimitri Cherny, a left-leaning backer of Bernie Sanders for president (and who has a Sanders tattoo on his forearm), changed his party allegiance and filed for the 1st Congressional District Republican primary.
"Cherny gets radical," his press announcement said.
"Third-time congressional candidate and Bernie supporter Dimitri Cherny is confirming his radical reputation by entering the open primary for the 1st Congressional District seat of South Carolina on the Republican ballot to face incumbent Mark Sanford," he said.
His campaign phone message says he's running to fix "capitalism and democracy to work for all of us."
Read more: https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/feel-the-chern-bernie-sanders-supporter-dimitri-cherny-challenges-mark/article_78c02fb6-3431-11e8-808c-53d1fee40893.html
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