Bernie's mittens meme raises nearly $2 million for charity

The Bernie meme: a gift that keeps on giving.   Merchandise inspired by the senator's viral mittens has raised nearly $2 million for charity…

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01:30My phone started dinging and which I mean I ignored it because I was teaching

01:35and usually people don't text me at that time and it kept dinging and so finally

01:40I checked it because I was I was afraid something happened to my parents or

01:43something and it was like everyone I know being like Barney Sanders is

01:48wearing your mittens at the inauguration.

02:00And if you had told me a week ago that this was gonna happen I would have been

02:11like no way because I lead a pretty quiet life you know.

02:30You never know the power of your gifts and so I'm delighted that that that

02:59Bernie loves them and that he wore them and that they're getting some recognition.