Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders won Time magazine’s online reader poll for 2015 Person of the Year, but he didn’t even make the magazine’s final 8 contenders for actual Person of the Year, the publication announced Monday.
Despite winning the popular vote, Time magazine didn’t let Sanders through to the next round. Their eight finalists include: Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, Black Lives Matter activists, Caitlyn Jenner, Travis Kalanick, Angela Merkel, Vladimir Putin, Hassan Rouhani and Donald Trump.
Sanders won just over 10 percent of the vote, beating out world leaders, celebrities, and athletes. Malala Yousafzai, an advocate for girls’ education in Pakistan, won second with 5.2 percent of the vote. Pope Francis was third with 3.7 percent of the vote. None of them made the final eight.
Republican presidential candidate won 1.8 percent of the vote and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton got 1.4 percent. Republican presidential candidates Marco Rubio and Carly Fiorina received 1.1 percent and 0.6 percent, respectively. Jeb Bush trailed with half a percent.
Time said a presidential candidate has never won person of the year. Time editor’s will pick the winner, and announce it Wednesday.
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