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These 14 Democrats Are at Core of What Bernie Sanders Calls the 'Most Progressive Freshman Class' in Modern US History
From the article:
"Many of these folks are not just women, not just people of color, who campaigned on Medicare for All, raising the minimum wage to 15 bucks, campaigned on making public colleges and universities tuition-free, on undoing Trump's tax breaks for billionaires," Sanders told Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi in response to one Washington Post columnist's claim that Sanders-style progressives "scare" voters.
To read more:
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/11/09/these-14-democrats-are-core-what-bernie-sanders-calls-most-progressive-freshman?cd-
Far from "scaring voters", progressive politics energize voters.
BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)Its a promising future. They're not going to let the cons have their corrupt way with the world. As an older woman, I am hopeful.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)realmirage
(2,117 posts)Of our party.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)And imagine that history can be stopped.
JudyM
(29,277 posts)Tom Rivers
(459 posts)would be considered progressive 10-20 years ago. Most Dems who ran in "red" districts ran on environmentalism, LGBTQ rights, choice, protecting the ACA, and common sense gun safety reforms. These are no longer the "losing" issues in those types of districts that they once would've been. Proves the people are on our side and we're winning the message.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)question everything
(47,535 posts)then he can express his opinion about the Democratic party, about members of the party and other issues that are important to our party.
Until then, he should shut up. And for members here who think that rejecting him means we do not belong here - they are the ones who do not.
realmirage
(2,117 posts)OilemFirchen
(7,143 posts)realmirage
(2,117 posts)libdem4life
(13,877 posts)Celerity
(43,501 posts)libdem4life
(13,877 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,459 posts)and it includes Andy Kim (NJ-3, where votes are still be counted but he is most likely going to prevail) and it seems odd that he is on this special list given that he worked for (per many on DU over an 8-year period) "TurdWay, Corporate Obama" and apparently was even an aide to (god forbid) David Petraeus.
He was also one of several on that list, who Obama endorsed back in an August 1st via tweet -
Link to tweet
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Barack Obama
✔
@BarackObama
Today Im proud to endorse such a wide and impressive array of Democratic candidates leaders as diverse, patriotic, and big-hearted as the America theyre running to represent:
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11:20 AM - Aug 1, 2018
GRAPHICS FROM TWEET (OBAMA ENDORSEMENTS)
I think it is silly to suddenly swoop in and attempt to take credit for what has been a huge undertaking carried out by a number of both major and small organizations that helped to bring about Tuesday's outcome. If anything, "Indivisible" was pivotal in not only assisting people nationwide with "grassroots organizing", but actually TEACHING people what that ("grassroots" ) means, and how people can actually run for office.
realmirage
(2,117 posts)progressives couldnt possibly have supported Obama or the Democratic Party? And who is taking credit for anything? Its just a list of people Sanders likes. Strange you would have such a problem with that.
BumRushDaShow
(129,459 posts)is that the argument here is attempting to segregate party members via a purity test.
Small-Axe
(359 posts)and was surprised to see that Bernie Sanders only endorsed 5 of the 14 people he now praises as being the future of a party of which he isn't a member.
grantcart
(53,061 posts)Small-Axe
(359 posts)I read a really excellent post by you today. Most impressed.