On October 12, 2011, Sen. Bernie Sanders opposed the Panama–United States Trade Promotion Agreement on the senate floor. He pointed out that Panama is a hotbed for "illegal tax havens" and a trade agreement would make that behavior worse.
So when Sanders tells his massive supporters that the system is designed to favor a small, wealthy circle, the Panama Papers appear to back him up. And while neither Clinton nor any of her friends have been linked to any mischief, yet, there is no denying that she is part of that same elite that benefits from devious offshore tax havens. And Bernie so clearly is not. His hands appear clean, and that is a huge part of his appeal to a generation that feels the odds have been deliberately stacked against them for the gain of others. The longer this scandal is kept alive, the better it is for the Sanders campaign.
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