Steven Rosenfeld worked on Bernie Sanders' successful 1990 campaign. Two years later, he wrote the kiss-and-tell Making History in Vermont: The Election of a Socialist…
By Wilson Ring and Joshua Mamis
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Jan 30, 1992 | Politics
With 55 percent of the vote, Bernie Sanders easily reclaims the mayor's office in Burlington. Voters approve all four of his charter changes, but Progressive allies fail to gain a majority on the city council.
After tireless campaigning, Burlington's Progressive Coalition — which opponents describe as a "slick" "machine" — gains a sixth seat on the 13-member city council.
Burlington's Progressive Coalition, headed by Mayor Bernie Sanders, grows increasingly skilled at campaigning as it seeks to gain a city council majority for the first time.
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