Talkers talk. Insulters insult.
Meanwhile, doers do.
Wow, does this guy ever sleep?
Sounds like while some have been throwing insane temper tantrums and making up delusional fairy tales that Sanders was only out for himself and on some dark mission to destroy progressive politics in America, the man himself — rather than wasting time bothering with such foolish noise — was just too busy getting progressive stuff done. Pretty good stuff, as it turns out.
As you may have heard, winning back some state legislature seats is kind of important for a party who has seen its tally there decimated miserably over the last eight years.
And those still clinging to the notion of #BernieSoWhite will be most disappointed with the list of candidate endorsed: five black candidates, one Latino, one Asian and only one lonely white dude.
His website had the deets:
Justin Bamberg is a state representative from South Carolina who was an early endorser of Hillary Clinton’s campaign but switched his endorsement before the primary because of Bernie’s work for “racial, social, and economic justice.” Justin won his last election by only 113 votes.
David Bowen is the son of Jamaican immigrants who is running for his second term in the Wisconsin State Legislature. He fought for and won a living wage for Milwaukee city employees.
Clara Hart is a refugee from Mozambique whose family fled from violence when she was just 8 years old. Now she’s running for the South Dakota House, where she hopes to continue her work for immigrant families.
Terry Alexander is a representative in the South Carolina legislature who supports raising the minimum wage, expanding health care and protecting the right to vote.
Carol Ammons became the first African-American woman to win election in her district of the Illinois State Legislature, scoring an upset election victory against a well-funded establishment opponent.
Jane Kim is the first Korean-American to win election in San Francisco, and she’s running to become a California state senator. The daughter of immigrants, Jane is a civil rights attorney who’s fought for affordable housing and fair wages in her city.
Joe Salazar is a state representative in Colorado who is a tireless advocate for stopping fracking, protecting civil rights and advancing criminal justice reform. He won his last election by just 221 votes.
Chris Pearson is running for the Vermont State Senate after spending four terms in the Vermont House of Representatives. He is a champion on the issues of livable wages, strong labor union advocacy, climate change and voting rights. This year he was able to pass a bill into law for automatic voter registration.
What is this guy doing? Why, Bernie, why must you continue to make your detractors look ridiculous by doing wonderful and progressive things?
Have you no shame, sir? Have you, at long last, no shame?
Campaign manager Jeff Weaver explained the reasoning behind Bernie’s slate:
“Bernie believes that the path toward bold change requires leaders to take back control of state capitols around the country and ensure fair redistricting in 2020,” said Weaver... “The leaders we’re raising money for today are the members of Congress, senators and presidential candidates of tomorrow.”
“In their home states, these candidates are standing up against the wealthy interests and biggest corporations, and putting working families first,” Weaver added. “Our people-powered campaign is proud to support them.”
Wise words from Mr. Weaver, the kind we used to hear (back in the not-so-distant past) on progressive websites much like this one. OK, it was this one.
If you’d like to donate to any or all of Bernie’s candidates, here is an ActBlue link.
You may re-adjust the parameters at the ActBlue link to donate to Bernie plus the candidates or no Bernie just the candidates, or whichever amounts to whichever among the candidates you prefer.
Way to go, Weaver and Bernie!
Shake them haters off and keep fighting for progressive politics and progressive politicians in America! Not Me, Us!
Keep it up!