--- description: Bernie Sanders plans to do everything he can to make sure the next president carries out the progressive ideas on which he ran his campaign title: Bernie Sanders Promises to Keep the Pressure on Hillary Clinton if She Wins image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6ebc803b95b3c8c5/6988ac122dce01de5a9eb384/bernie-sanders-activism.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [2016 Election](/tag/2016-election/) ## 2016 Election Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Bernie Sanders Promises to Keep the Pressure on Hillary Clinton if She Wins  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 28, 2016 8:44 PM CUT  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during a campaign rally with democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at University of New Hampshire on Sept. 28, 2016 in Durham, New Hampshire. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during a campaign rally with democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at University of New Hampshire on Sept. 28, 2016 in Durham, New Hampshire.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 28, 2016 8:44 PM CUT Bernie Sanders, who mounted a fierce Democratic primary challenge to Hillary Clinton, said he plans to do everything he can to make sure the next President carries out the [progressive ideas](http://time.com/4348664/bernie-sanders-time-interview-democratic-party-hillary-clinton/ "undefined") on which he ran his campaign. “The day after the election, working with millions of grass-roots activists, I intend to do everything possible to make certain that the new president and Congress implement the Democratic platform, the most progressive agenda of any major political party in the history of the United States,” he wrote in a [Boston _Globe_ column](http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2016/10/27/time-for-leadership/Ik2WyxkFlDOBBH9PtF9sOO/story.html "undefined") published late Thursday. Sanders has been [campaigning for](http://time.com/4512340/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-college-plan-new-hampshire/ "undefined") Clinton, [urging his supporters](http://time.com/4497049/bernie-sanders-third-party-clinton/ "undefined") to vote for her and defeat Republican nominee Donald Trump. During the primary, Sanders earned a groundswell of support from [young voters in particular](http://time.com/4384981/hillary-clinton-millennials-tech/ "undefined"), many of whom were [disappointed](http://time.com/4430613/dnc-bernie-sanders-last-stand/ "undefined") when he failed to clinch the party nomination. While Sanders has thrown his support behind Clinton, his column made clear he is prepared to challenge the next president to implement more progressive policies. The former presidential candidate vowed to advocate for a $15 minimum wage, tuition-free public college, climate change action, universal health care and higher taxes on the wealthy and large corporations. “If this election has taught us anything, it is that the American people are sick and tired of the economic, political, and media status quo,” he said. “This is a historic and pivotal moment in American history,” he added. “Now is the time for our next president to rally the American people against Wall Street and corporate greed and stand up vigorously for the declining middle class.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4550015/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-democratic-party-pressure/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4550015/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-democratic-party-pressure/"},"headline":"Bernie Sanders Promises to Keep the Pressure on Hillary Clinton if She Wins","datePublished":"2016-10-28T20:44:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T01:30:12.246Z","description":"He will continue to advocate for progressive policies","url":"https://time.com/4550015/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-democratic-party-pressure/","keywords":["2016 Election","Hillary Clinton","2016 Election topic","Bernie Sanders","Donald Trump"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6ebc803b95b3c8c5/6988ac122dce01de5a9eb384/bernie-sanders-activism.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Katie Reilly","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6ebc803b95b3c8c5/6988ac122dce01de5a9eb384/bernie-sanders-activism.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Bernie Sanders Joins Hillary Clinton At New Hampshire Campaign Event","caption":"Bernie Sanders Joins Hillary Clinton At New Hampshire Campaign Event","creditText":"Justin Sullivan/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/2016-election/","name":"2016 Election"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4550015/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-democratic-party-pressure/","name":"Bernie Sanders Promises to Keep the Pressure on Hillary Clinton if She Wins"}}]}] ```