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Related: About this forumBernie 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 groups aim is to upend the states 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 its not just the Sanders movement but Rhode Islands 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
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silverweb
(16,402 posts)1. Here's a couple of good Bernicrat lists:
[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!
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.
Assuming we get our peeps to the polls in November, that is...!
[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.
riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)4. Berniecrats are getting $ome loving from me nt