[Peace-discuss] Democracy for America endorses Bernie

[Robert Naiman]

Howard Dean, whose 2004 candidacy spawned DFA, must be soiling himself
today. :)

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From: Charles Chamberlain, Democracy for America <
info at democracyforamerica.com>
Date: Mon, Mar 2, 2020 at 3:52 PM
Subject: BREAKING: DFA Endorses...
To: Robert Naiman <naiman.uiuc at gmail.com>




I’ve got breaking news, Robert.

It’s official. After receiving 79.3% in the DFA membership vote, easily
passing the 67% supermajority threshold, Bernie Sanders has earned our
endorsement in a resounding victory over the rest of the field.

Bernie has built a powerful multi-racial, multi-generational movement and
we’re excited to join the campaign at this critical moment in the
Democratic race thanks to DFA members nationwide overwhelmingly choosing
Senator Sanders as the candidate to defeat Donald Trump in November.

>From Super Tuesday to the Democratic Convention in Milwaukee, we’ll be
working every day to make sure Bernie wins the most votes, the most
delegates, and the most states nationwide to become the Democratic nominee.

*With 16 elections tomorrow, including California and Texas, and dozens
more over the next two weeks, including Michigan, Arizona, Ohio, and
Florida, we need to step up immediately and help mobilize progressives to
get out the vote for Bernie. Contribute $3 or more right now to Bernie
Sanders and DFA by 11:59pm PT on TONIGHT -- and show the establishment the
power of your support and the DFA grassroots army nationwide.*
<https://act.democracyforamerica.com/go/46682?t=1&refcode=g-BernieEndorse0302.d-20200302.m-23456.s-151039&akid=23456%2E1075061%2EMp6CoU>

<https://act.democracyforamerica.com/go/46682?t=2&refcode=g-BernieEndorse0302.d-20200302.m-23456.s-151039&akid=23456%2E1075061%2EMp6CoU>

This overwhelming support for Bernie should be a wake-up call to the
broken, visionless, corporate Democratic establishment. Americans want
fundamental change in Washington, not a return to the status quo.

In the most important election of our lifetimes, Bernie Sanders is the
candidate who is energizing our base, connecting with those who have long
felt ignored by our politics, and electrifying the next generation of
Americans we need to beat Donald Trump, win up and down the ballot
nationwide, and fight for bold, inclusive populist reforms like Medicare
for All, a Green New Deal, and robust criminal justice reform.

*That’s why we’re committed to doing everything we can to help Sanders
secure the Democratic nomination in Milwaukee and defeat Donald Trump in
November.*

What does that support look like? After the DFA endorsement of Sanders in
2016, here’s a sample of our impact:

   - Raised over $2 million in grassroots contributions directly for the
   Sanders campaign
   - Organized 119,000 volunteer shifts helping the campaign make over 11
   million voter contact calls and knock on over 5 million doors
   - Embedded DFA staff at Sanders HQ to train dozens of campaign staff and
   help optimize the campaign’s volunteer recruitment and training of
   thousands of activists across the country
   - Strongly supported Sanders in dozens of media outlets across the
   country while keeping the focus on our positive progressive vision for
   America

*As the candidates of the corporate wing drop out and start to consolidate
their support for an Bernie-alternative, our endorsement on the eve of
Super Tuesday can be a game-changer -- but only if DFA members step up
right now and take action. Please click here to contribute $3 or more right
now to Bernie Sanders and DFA by 11:59pm TONIGHT -- and show the
establishment the power of the DFA grassroots army.*
<https://act.democracyforamerica.com/go/46682?t=3&refcode=g-BernieEndorse0302.d-20200302.m-23456.s-151039&akid=23456%2E1075061%2EMp6CoU>

Senator Elizabeth Warren was the only candidate to give Bernie a real
challenge for your support with 13% of the vote.

Here’s the breakdown of the full results:

   - Sen. Bernie Sanders (79.3%)
   - Sen. Elizabeth Warren (13.2%)
   - Vice President Joe Biden (2.5%)
   - Mayor Pete Buttigieg (1.7%)
   - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (1.2%)
   - Sen. Amy Klobuchar (0.9%)
   - Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (0.7%)
   - Tom Steyer (0.3%)
   - “Don’t Endorse” (0.3%)

*DFA members remain committed to our Progressive Unite 2020 pledge we
launched in early January with 18 other groups, including among others the
Working Families Party and Progressive Change Campaign Committee who’ve
endorsed Warren and the Sunrise Movement and Our Revolution who’ve endorsed
Bernie.*

While we will focus our fight for the nomination on Bernie’s positive
vision for America, we will defend our campaign against attacks and focus
our fire in the fight for the Democratic nomination on the candidates
supported by the corporate wing.

*The establishment is watching to see what kind of impact this endorsement
will have on the presidential race. Let’s show them we can’t be stopped.
Please chip in $3 or more now to support Bernie and DFA by 11:59pm TONIGHT
and show them that we're in this to win it on Super Tuesday and beyond!*
<https://act.democracyforamerica.com/go/46682?t=4&refcode=g-BernieEndorse0302.d-20200302.m-23456.s-151039&akid=23456%2E1075061%2EMp6CoU>

This is a big day at the start of an even bigger week. Let’s get out there
and win the nomination together, because this campaign isn’t about Bernie.

It’s about all of us.

It’s about our vision for America.

*It’s about defeating Donald Trump in November.*

Thank you for everything you’re doing to win.

Charles Chamberlain, Chair
Democracy for America








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