This was just pointed out on twitter about Brand New Congress...

[George II]

It's new executive Director is Robb Ryerse, an Evangelical anti-abortion republican from Arkansas. He was endorsed by Brand New Congress when he ran for Congress in 2018.

https://brandnewcongress.org/Meet-the-Team

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Never heard of Brand New Congress.

[sheshe2]

3. See post #2.

Wiki.

[sheshe2]

2. Brand New Congress

[div class="excerpt"]Brand New Congress is a volunteer-led American political organization that intends to run hundreds of campaigns for United States Congress with candidates of the organization's choosing[7] by the 2018 midterm elections, regardless of party affiliation.[8] The organization plans to make staffing and fundraising decisions for all its candidates at once.[9] About 20 volunteers from Senator Bernie Sanders's 2016 presidential campaign formed the group in April 2016 as Sanders conceded the primary to Hillary Clinton.[10] They planned the organization to support Sanders's platform and carry its supporters' momentum into policymaking.[11] Brand New Congress planned to announce 50 candidates by March 2017 and over 400 by July 2017.[9][12] Of the 535 total seats in the United States Congress (House and Senate), 468 will be up for reelection in 2018. The group intends to run both Democratic and Republican candidates,[13] depending on regional demographics, as well as independents when an incumbent wins the primary. Brand New Congress requires candidates to align with Sanders's presidential platform, regardless of party affiliation. While there are large differences in Republican and Democratic policy beliefs, Brand New Congress hopes that people will unify under the goal of reforming Congress.[14]

Much more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand_New_Congress

[sheshe2]

4. Hm

Brand New Congress is a volunteer-led American political organization that intends to run hundreds of campaigns for United States Congress with candidates of the organization's choosing[7] by the 2018 midterm elections, regardless of party affiliation.

The organization plans to make staffing and fundraising decisions for all its candidates at once.[9] About 20 volunteers from Senator Bernie Sanders's 2016 presidential campaign formed the group in April 2016 as Sanders conceded the primary to Hillary Clinton.

Brand New Congress requires candidates to align with Sanders's presidential platform, regardless of party affiliation.

While there are large differences in Republican and Democratic policy beliefs, Brand New Congress hopes that people will unify under the goal of reforming Congress.

There is a list for 2020.


Much more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand_New_Congress

[GemDigger]

6. WoW!

Am speechless.

[George II]

5. In 2018 they endorsed thirty-one candidates. Thirty lost.

They've been trading money between Justice Democrats and Our Revolution and a fourth offshoot that's an LLC (i.e., don't have to reveal finances!) registered in Maryland.

Saikat Chakrabarti has had his fingers in all four at one time or another.

[sheshe2]

7. Their win rate is pretty poor.

Thanks for the extra info. Interesting. 'Chakie' has had his hand in all four? Hm....was he not associated with aoc campaign? I may have that wrong. Hard to keep up.

[George II]

8. He was her campaign manager and then her Congressional Chief of Staff until it was revealed....

....that he idolizes Nazi Collaborator Subhas Chandra Bose.

https://forward.com/fast-forward/427361/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-nazi-adolf-hitler-subhas-chandra-bose/

AOC’s Chief-Of-Staff Wears T-Shirt Featuring Nazi Collaborator

(JTA) — The chief of staff for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is under fire for wearing a T-shirt bearing the image of a Nazi collaborator.

Saikat Chakrabarti is seen wearing the green shirt in a video that aired in December on NowThis News about Ocasio-Cortez’s surprise congressional victory the previous month.

The shirt features a sketch of Subhas Chandra Bose, a dissident Indian nationalist recognized by Adolf Hitler as the leader of the Free India Government. In exchange, Bose enlisted tens of thousands of Indian men to support the Japanese invasion of British India in 1944 and help fight the British in Europe for Hitler. The Indian Legion Bose raised for Germany trained as a regiment of the SS.

Bose's regiment fought against and killed hundreds of Americans in India during WWII.

[sheshe2]

9. Wow.

Thanks for that, thought I recognized the name.

Nice guy.