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Donkees

(32,391 posts)
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 11:12 AM Jul 2016

Bernie Sanders inspires challenges to Democratic incumbents in RI

The group Rhode Island Progressive Democrats of America is endorsing 18 people seeking legislative seats, 12 for seats already held by Democrats. The group’s aim is to upend the state’s Democratic leadership, which it considers too conservative on issues including abortion and guns. Some of its candidates were involved in the Sanders campaign.

“A lot of these candidates are people we met through the Bernie campaign,” said Samuel Bell, who as state coordinator of the Progressive Democrats group encouraged several of the candidates to run.

Bell said it’s not just the Sanders movement but Rhode Island’s own “corrupt machine” politics that are fueling voter anger and making outsider candidates more appealing. A series of ethics scandals involving the leadership team of Democratic House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello left one House seat open and others vulnerable.


http://wpri.com/2016/06/29/bernie-sanders-inspires-challenges-to-democratic-incumbents/
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Bernie Sanders inspires challenges to Democratic incumbents in RI (Original Post) Donkees Jul 2016 OP
Here's a couple of good Bernicrat lists: silverweb Jul 2016 #1
This is a great year/opportunity to do that, with all the anti-establishment sentiment. JudyM Aug 2016 #2
Exactly! silverweb Aug 2016 #3
Berniecrats are getting $ome loving from me nt riderinthestorm Aug 2016 #4

silverweb

(16,402 posts)
1. Here's a couple of good Bernicrat lists:
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 12:58 PM
Jul 2016
[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]https://www.facebook.com/BerniecratThinkers/?pnref=story.unseen-section

http://berniecrats.net/


It's up to us to get them elected. We can sweep the TeaGOP out, electing Berniecrats and other progressives into the House and Senate.

Our Revolution has just begun!

JudyM

(29,517 posts)
2. This is a great year/opportunity to do that, with all the anti-establishment sentiment.
Mon Aug 1, 2016, 01:56 AM
Aug 2016

Assuming we get our peeps to the polls in November, that is...!

silverweb

(16,402 posts)
3. Exactly!
Tue Aug 2, 2016, 10:56 AM
Aug 2016

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]I think the momentum's there to motivate people to get to the polls this November. I'll be doing whatever I can to help get out the vote, and so will others I know.

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