Sen. Bernie Sanders will stump for Hillary Clinton on Labor Day, opening a new political phase as he works to bring his progressive backers to his former rival's campaign. Sanders has remained largely in the background since Clinton defeated him for the Democratic Party's nomination. But the Vermont senator has the potential to boost Clinton's standing, particularly among the young crowds he inspired during the primaries. Sanders' campaign was fueled, in part, by an economic populism that has been a prominent feature in both political parties, and his work for Clinton could help to ensure his backers don't drift to Trump's campaign or to a third party. Pence called Clinton "the most dishonest candidate for president of the United States since Richard Nixon."

Source: Los Angeles Times September 04, 2016 18:10 UTC