Mark Heinrichs: Bernie Sanders has ‘evolved’

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Mark Heinrichs, of Barton, who is pastor of Sutton Freewill Baptist Church (organized in 1837) in Sutton.
I remember seeing Bernie Sanders campaigning in Burlington in the 1980s in his first successful run for mayor. An avowed Democratic Socialist who stood out from the crowd of candidates, Bernie worked and campaigned hard to connect with Vermonters. Yes, even then he had messy hair.
Burlington was a friendly place for him to start his career and he co