Posted on 06/09/2020 3:57:53 PM PDT by Libloather
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday backed six progressive insurgent candidates in upcoming Democratic primaries, including two contenders who are challenging high-profile House Democrats.
And the independent lawmaker’s also at odds with the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) -- endorsing a rival candidate to the contender the Senate Democrats’ political arm is supporting in Kentucky.
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"One of the ways we must continue building that movement is by electing progressives at all levels of government. Because the truth is, real change never happens from the top on down. It happens from the bottom on up,” Sanders emphasized.
Among those he’s backing is Jamaal Bowman, a public school teacher and principal in the New York City borough of the Bronx who is primary challenging longtime Rep. Eliot Engel, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Bowman was also supported by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who represents the neighboring 14th Congressional District.
Sanders also endorsed Cori Bush, a nurse and activist running for a second straight time against Rep. Lacy Clay, a Congressional Black Caucus member who’s represented Missouri’s 1st Congressional District for nearly two decades. Clay succeeded his father, who served three decades in Congress.
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More popcorn.
There’s only 6 out there? C’mon Bernie, don’t slack off now!
Can’t The Burn financially attack and loot some more small NE Colleges?
After corona, I don’t think there’s many small NE colleges with any cash to loot. It will be interesting to watch how most colleges will react to smaller enrollments this fall.
Charles Booker is running for U.S. Senate in Kentucky, where Mitch McConnell is currently up for re-election. Charles is a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives and has picked up a lot of momentum in recent weeks. As Louisville has become an epicenter of national tragedy and protests due to the police murders of Breonna Taylor and David McAtee, Charles has shown leadership by showing up on the frontlines. He was an endorser of our campaign for president and supports progressive policies such as criminal justice reform, Medicare for All, and getting big money out of politics.
Samelys Lopez is a community organizer running for U.S. House in New York’s 15th District. She worked with Housing Justice for All, a statewide coalition that secured historic tenant rent reforms in New York State. Her leadership has been instrumental in building a community-led grassroots political movement in the Bronx, and now she is ready to fight for our progressive values in Congress. She is currently being outspent by her opponents, which is why your contribution will make a big difference in her race.
Jamaal Bowman is a public school teacher and principal in the Bronx who is running for U.S. House in New York’s 16th District to unseat a 16-term incumbent Democrat. Jamaal understands that low-income families are locked out of opportunity and a decent life due to a system that is rigged to benefit the wealthy. In Congress he will lead the fight for investing in our public schools, ending mass incarceration, and addressing the housing crisis. He is someone we can trust to be a powerful advocate for a progressive agenda in Congress.
Mondaire Jones is a progressive community leader running for U.S. House in New York’s 17th District. His campaign platform aligns with many of the same issues that were at the center of our campaign for president, including Medicare for All, a $15 minimum wage, and criminal justice reform. As an attorney, he has led efforts to win justice for vulnerable communities through litigation and public policy. If elected to Congress, he’ll fight for bold, progressive policies that help working people.
Mike Siegel is a civil rights attorney and former public school teacher who is running for U.S. House in Texas’s 10th District. His race is an important opportunity to not only elect a progressive to Congress, but also flip a seat from red to blue. He is running a people-powered campaign that doesn’t rely on support from corporate PACs because he knows that huge corporations use their money and influence to rig our government and economy to their benefit. After spending his career fighting to give everyone a fair shot at success, he is now ready to take that fight to Congress.
Cori Bush is a nurse and community activist running for U.S. House in Missouri’s 1st District. She emerged as a leader while working on the frontlines of the Ferguson movement as a protestor, clergy member, medic, and victim of police assault. Now she is continuing the bold fight for justice because she knows what it’s like to live paycheck to paycheck and be burdened with student and medical debt. Cori is someone we can count on to stand with working people and provide true representation for our movement in Congress.
Let them eat each other.
PORNMAN SANDERS GOOD AT THROWING HIS WEIGHT AROUND AND ACHIEVING NOTHING.
Allowed to vote? Hell,they’re COUNTING the votes.
“Rep. Lacy Clay, a Congressional Black Caucus member who’s represented Missouri’s 1st Congressional District for nearly two decades. Clay succeeded his father, who served three decades in Congress.”
So a combined 50 years in Congress for Papa Doc and Baby Doc Clay. I’m sure there must be another family member to carry on the tradition if they can stave off the Bernie Sanders commie challenger. Maybe Baby Doc can select who follows him in his will.
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