“Not me. Us.” It’s the ubiquitous slogan for the presidential campaign of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. It also happens to be the guiding principle of any newspaper editorial board. An endorsement doesn’t reflect the belief of one individual; it’s the consensus of the group. And our editorial board, after much debating and deliberating, is endorsing Sanders for the Democratic presidential nominee.

On Super Tuesday, in the privacy of our own booths, there are, among our board, individuals who may vote for our home state Sen. Elizabeth Warren or former Vice President Joe Biden because of our personal allegiances and preferences. But as a board, we are behind Sanders for many reasons, including one upon which we can all agree: In what continues to be a crowded Democratic primary to unseat our dangerous president, we believe Sanders is the candidate best positioned to take down Trump in what will be one of the most important, and most unusual, presidential elections in the history of the United States.

In 2020, we need more than a reset button; we need a revolution. Trump’s autocratic and corrupt presidency — which has included scapegoating minorities, separating families, flouting our democratic checks and balances to their breaking point and telling thousands of lies — survived the two-year Mueller investigation, which found 10 instances of obstruction of justice, and a well-documented and well-argued House impeachment.

Now it’s up to us to get him out.

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