Progressive Democrats Hail Large “No” Vote for Party Platform, While Condemning DNC’s Extraordinary Delay in Releasing Tally
by RootsAction.org
on August 23, 2020
For Immediate Release -- Sunday, August 23
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Not All Criticism of Kamala Harris Is Created Equal
by Robin Andersen
on August 20, 2020
By Robin Andersen - Fair.orgAfter the twists and turns of a drawn-out process, on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, the Biden campaign chose Kamala Harris to be his vice presidential running mate, which will make her the first Black woman and South Asian–American person to appear on a major political party's presidential ticket.
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United Against Trump event video
by United Against Trump
on August 19, 2020
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Sanders Warns of Trump Effort to 'Destroy the Post Office to Sabotage This Election'
by Andrea Germanos, Common Dreams
on August 18, 2020
The warning from the Vermont senator follows a USPS announcement that it's halting its collection of mailboxes in multiple states—which voting rights advocates rebuked as evidence of "massive voter suppression."
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C-Span: Jeff Cohen on Bernie Sanders Supporters' Role in Campaign 2020
by C-Span
on August 18, 2020
Jeff Cohen, co-founder of RootsAction.org, a group that supported Bernie Sanders in the primaries, talked about his group’s role in campaign 2020.
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First-Ever Survey of Sanders Delegates Shows Views of Ticket: Half “Disapprove,” a Quarter “Approve,” a Quarter “Ambivalent”
by RootsAction.org
on August 18, 2020
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Joint Statement from RootsAction.org and Progressive Democrats of America on the Selection of Sen. Kamala Harris as Vice Presidential Candidate
by RootsAction & PDA
on August 11, 2020
As we saw during her own presidential campaign, Kamala Harris is a political weather vane. First she was for Medicare for All, then she wasn't. She failed for years to hold police accountable for gross misconduct in California, then touted her commitment to police accountability in the wake of George Floyd's murder. While her penchant for taking positions broadly palatable to the corporate donor class raises concerns about her dedication to progressive principles, her habit of aligning her stance with the prevailing political winds gives us some hope. We will fight every day to hold Vice President Harris to the higher ideals she often espouses, and make sure those winds blow decisively in the direction of a Green New Deal, Medicare for All, and a level playing field for working families everywhere.
Krystal and Emily: Noam Chomsky's New Biden Pitch 'Your Feelings Are Irrelevant'
by Bill Lackemacher
on August 10, 2020
Krystal Ball and Emily Jashinsky weigh in on a pro-Bernie group's efforts to boost Joe Biden #VoteTrumpOut.
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New Progressive Campaign to “Vote Trump Out” in Swing States
by RootsAction.org
on August 06, 2020
The national activist group RootsAction.org announced today that it is launching a grassroots campaign aimed at "swing voters on the left" to persuade supporters of Bernie Sanders and other progressives in swing states to "Vote Trump Out – and Then Challenge Biden." The Vote Trump Out swing-states initiative will include a highly-targeted social-media program and other digital outreach, utilizing messages from national and state progressive luminaries – people who are widely respected on the left in ways that establishment Democrats are not. The campaign will urge progressives in the dozen battleground states to vote for Joe Biden rather than sit out the election or cast a third-party protest vote. Directed heavily toward young people, the effort will be entirely independent of – and often in opposition to -- corporate Democratic leaders.
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All Four National Co-Chairs of Sanders 2020 Campaign Renew Call to Include Medicare for All in Party Platform
by RootsAction & PDA
on July 31, 2020
Friday, July 31, 2020
The four national co-chairs of Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign issued a joint statement Friday declaring: "We stand with the grassroots activists who understand that the party must stand for extending Medicare to everyone. Many hundreds of delegates are speaking out now with clarity to insist that Medicare for All belongs in the Democratic Party platform. They are correct to never waver in this fight for healthcare as a human right."
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