Super Tuesday 2.0 - March 15th, 2016

[Amimnoch]

First, I want to extend a heartfelt congratulations to Sanders supporters for a very stunning upset in Michigan last night! You worked your asses off to make that happen. You turned out the vote. There is much for you to be proud of. Personally, I don't impress easily when it comes to primaries traditionally... last night was impressive.


On another note though, Super Tuesday 2.0 is coming up next week.

Florida
Illinois
Missouri
North Carolina
Ohio

Big numbers.

As your candidates prospects rise.. please.. Please.. PLEASE.. PLEASE! use your momentum to start getting the Senator some of the support he will NEED if he does win to make that ambitious agenda possible!

Ref:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MZGzbSWESE8t18GGzrgc2FfL0b5tz-vmNf-F_-w5yN4/htmlview

In Florida:
*you have Alan Grayson running for Senate, a Sanders endorsement and aligned with Sanders policies. Highly recommend getting him on your radar with your turn out the vote for Bernie.
*you have Tim Canova in US house district 23. He's in a Primary against Doug Hughes. Get him some exposure and support from the Bernie Campaign.
*You have Juan Xuna in the 18th district. He's in the Primary against 2 other Democrats.

In Illinois:
*you have Marcus Lewis, running against 2 others in the Primary.

In Missouri:
* you have Cory Bush for the Senate. He needs your help in the Primary then STRONG help in the GE to knock out Roy Blunt the Republican incumbent.

North Carolina
* You have John McNeil, a progressive activist primarying against Ron Sanyal for house district 13. This one has SOO many wins for you as Ron is a Pharmaceutical executive, AND if you can get him in you have a chance of knocking out George Holding from the incumbency side. -1 R in the house +1 D in the House!!

In Ohio:
* you have Janet Garett.. teacher and ex teachers union local president.. She's being primaried with 2 other Democrat candidates in the 4th district. this is another one that CAN be a -1 R in the house and another +1D.. IF you can get her through the primary AND knockout out Jim Jordan in the GE.
*you have Keith Mundy in House district 16. No primary for him, but support this man, he CAN beat Jim Renacci (R), and that can be another +/- 1 for us!
* You have Kelli Prather.. This one is a SENATE seat, AND a chance to knock out a Republican incumbent Rob Portman! A HUGE +1/-1 in that most critical chamber of Congress!!!

By now, you are probably asking yourselves "WHY the hell is a Hillary supporter going through this trouble??"

Because it is a win/win as far as I'm concerned! That's why.

If Hillary does win, showing this kind of momentum with getting progressives in Congress, plus the escalated and unanticipated challenge from Bernie himself will go a long way to keeping her on track to push progressive causes, and prevent her from becoming a 1 term president.

If this momentum for Bernie keeps up and keeps growing, and he does manage to pull off an upset and take the Democratic Party primary, then he will NEED these and so much more to make his agenda enter the realm of feasibility (It DOES still take a congress people!) It will also help ensure he gets the endorsements in his 2nd term run.

So for me, there is no downside in pushing this list!

Really Sanders people... you have GOT to start getting the people that have to make it with Bernie if you don't want him, if he does get the primary, to be a toothless tiger of a president.. give him the teeth (Senate), and claws (House of Representatives) he will need. You like to compare this election cycle to 08'? Well, let's make sure he (or Hillary) have a congress that keeps those causes on track!!!

[litlbilly]

1. If Bernie can create the turnout I think he can, then we do have a chance to change the

make up of the house and senate. It is possible IMHO

[Amimnoch]

2. I sure hope so.

If I could just see this movement moving forward and getting the right congress to make him the FDR figure people see him as.. I'd sure as shit be feelign the Bern too.

He's got the policies.
He needs a congress.

[litlbilly]

3. I hope so too. If Hillary gets in, I hope she could as well but I dont think she can get the

indes like Bernie will. Just my opinion

[JonLeibowitz]

4. Looking at the list for my state (CA)

It is pretty disappointing. Trying to unseat Pelosi (CA-12) in a primary challenge is incredibly stupid. We're never going to unseat Kevin McCarthy (CA-23). It especially pains me that nobody is challenging someone like Judy Chu who is incredibly ineffective and yet knows the important party people who fund her campaigns. California prospects look pretty bleak.

However, you have encouraged me to donate to some of these candidates.

P.S. I'm pretty sure Debbie Wasserman Schultz "represents" the FL-23 district, so Canova is primarying her.