US Presidential Election 2016 News & Updates: Bernie Sanders to Announce Candidacy; Hillary Clinton Goes to Social Media

It looks like someone is going to go head to head with Hillary Clinton to gain the Democratic presidential nomination, and it's Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.

According to CNN, the liberal independent senator has been planning on a presidential run for months, traveling around the country and speaking to liberal groups in critical states such as Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina.

CNN also stated that Sander's office has refused to divulge details about his rumored plans for the 2016 elections, however, there are sources that say that it's likely that his announcement will be pushed for Thursday. Earlier this month, the senator told the news outlet, "The clock is ticking. If we do it, I've got to get out there. So I think we are looking at an announcement in the pretty near future."

The Wall Street Journal noted that Sanders has been a senator since 2007, and is now a senior member of the Senate Budget Committee. As one of the most noted liberals in the Senate, he is said to be the more favored candidate for the Democrats, now that Sen. Elizabeth Warren is not joining the race to the White House. Sanders' campaign, according to the outlet, concentrates on income inequality.

He is also adamant about breaking big financial institutions. In his policy document published on the Huffington Post, Sanders wrote, "The greed, recklessness and illegal behavior of major Wall Street firms plunged this country into the worst financial crisis since the 1930s. They are too powerful to be reformed." Such statement mirrors that of Ms. Warren, thus getting him the support he needs from the liberals.

On the other hand, Clinton, deemed his main competitor, is leading in the Democratic field. As noted by CNN, the March Polls showed that Clinton garnered 62 percent of support, while Sanders' came only at 3 percent. But then again, she could have the advantage of reaching out to more people, especially to the younger voters, considering that much of her platform, she set on social media.

Despite being mocked for her social media presence, Clinton remained consistent about using the medium to her advantage. As WQAD noted, she changed her social media logo to rainbow colors, symbolizing the gay rights movement less than an hour before the Supreme Court "was set to hear oral arguments on same-sex marriage."

Do you think it's smart for Clinton to use social media for her campaign bid for office? Should Sanders do the same?

Check out her official campaign announcement below: What do you think?