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Doyle McManus: Stop thinking of Bernie Sanders as a gadfly and start thinking of him as the front-runner

WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, Bernie Sanders is now, for all practical purposes, the front-runner in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.

The Vermont socialist pulled in $18 million in the first three months of 2019, most of it from small donors. His nearest rival, Kamala Harris, collected $12 million, with others far behind.

Sanders' campaign is off to a strong start by other measures, too. He says he has signed up more than 1 million volunteers

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