#WFP4Bernie Update: #BirdieSanders has got nothing on this ( New York Working Families Party )

[Jefferson23]

They'll be Berning it over the next two weeks, count on it.

April 2, 2016

Last week, #WFP4Bernie made a YUGE difference in the political revolution! Here’s just a few highlights of what we’ve done together in New York and across the country.
New York

Last weekend, NY WFP worked with the Sanders campaign for a campaign launch, block party and canvass training in Brooklyn attended by over 1,500 people! During the event, #WFP4Bernie was trending on Twitter in New York City. Check out the incredible video of the event.



We weren’t there just to hear amazing speakers! After the rally, 400 canvassers set out to knock on doors and talk to voters in Brooklyn. You can see all the photos from the launch party here.



We continue to bernstorm across the state in a series of campaign kickoff events with #WFP4Bernie and official campaign staff. We’re helping to train thousands of volunteers and engaging WFP members with the Bernie campaign locally at these events, and the turnout has been absolutely YUGE. Check out the full photo album here.



The most trustworthy candidate running for president, and the only mensch running, that is Bernie Sanders.


http://workingfamilies.org/2016/04/wfp4bernie-digest-birdiesanders-has-nothing-on-wfp4bernie/

[peacebird]

1. Love it! We are in it to win it! Wyoming on Saturday, the Bernie takes a bite out of the Big Apple!

[Jefferson23]

14. Pulling out all the stops..yep.

[democrattotheend]

2. Glad they are supporting him, but WFP is going to end up costing Bernie votes in NY

Because anyone registered as WFP can't vote in the Democratic primary, and NY requires voters already registered to vote with a party to switch parties 6 months before a primary to participate.

[geek tragedy]

5. does anyone actually register as WFP?

A lot of Democrats (self-included) vote their line on ballots since they often co-endorse the Democrat in elections, but I don't know I've ever met an actual registered member of the WFP.

[Dragonfli]

10. Some do, Independents that choose to identify as progressive Independents, I have only seen those

and they are very few

[Jefferson23]

6. They are campaigning like crazy for him, and fully integrated in his campaign effort. n/t

[Jefferson23]

7. here is a link at covering their involvement:

http://workingfamilies.org/2016/03/5854/

[Dragonfli]

9. Not really, you don't have to register for WFP to vote "straight WFP" ticket, it is an option

when voting, they are more of an "endorsement collective" than a party, almost everybody I know that votes straight working family's party endorsed candidates are Democrats, and almost all of their recommendations are Democrats.

I don't even remember the last time they recommended anybody that wasn't a Dem (and my memory goes back to their beginning), the occasional local Independent candidate that were more in line with working peoples interests, but never nationally as I recall. I live in WNY and use them to help vet candidates for those on the side of workers rather than big business and as a registered Democrat, it has worked out pretty well, I still do my homework, but I start with their website. They recommend the Democratic wing of the Democratic party basically, or the ideological equivalent check out their website sometime.

One can register as such, but those that do are simply choosing them over "no party affiliation" as the other option IOW Independents by disgust or by nature.

Those that wanted to vote for Bernie, like Independents (if they knew the hard to find special NY regs on changing affiliation) changed to Democrat to vote for Bernie specifically just for this election.

I hope this explanation helps.

[Jefferson23]

13. Good explanation..thank you. n/t

[Jim Lane]

16. It's not 6 months -- it can be shorter or, more likely, even longer

You write, "NY requires voters already registered to vote with a party to switch parties 6 months before a primary to participate."

The requirement is that, if you switch parties, there must elapse a few weeks (either 25 days or 30 days, I forget which) and THEN a general election. Only after that general election will be the party change be implemented.

In the very rare event of a special primary early in the year, the total elapsed time could be less than 6 months.

At the other end, though, the discrepancy is real. In 2016 New York will have three primary dates: Presidential in April, U.S. House and Senate in June, and state legislature in September. The switching deadline for all these was in early October of 2015, in advance of the 2015 general election. That means that, for the primaries for state legislative seats, you had to change your party affiliation eleven months before the primary in order to vote in the primary.

Of course, anyone who registered as a Democrat couldn't vote in a WFP primary. This isn't a big disadvantage, given that the WFP never or almost never holds primaries. They pick their candidates the old-fashioned way, by the choice of the party bosses.

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

3. This is what Democracy looks like...

As we get closer and closer it feels like finally the American people will be taking back their Democracy.

[Red Oak]

12. +1 going from No, we can't to Yes, we are!

[Gregorian]

4. Love it. There's also Democracy Spring, which started a few days ago.

It's a march to Washington, from I forget where, but it's over a hundred miles. So they'll be in DC from April 11-20.

Lots of engagement.

[SamKnause]

8. Cenk Uygur will be joining them but I don't know what day.

[Wilms]

11. ^

[amborin]

15. fabulous! thanks to you and to them for all their very successful efforts!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jefferson23]

17. You're most welcome.