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Related: About this forumWhat's next for Bernie's grassroots army?
http://www.thenation.com/article/whats-next-for-bernie-sanderss-grassroots-army/? Of the 88 percent that chose Bernie Sanders, 98 percent of them told us to endorse the nominee, says Chamberlain, who also believes that Sanders should continue to lead the political revolution. If he needs to set up his own organization to do that, then thats a smart move.
So far, though, Sanders has said nothing about his plans. Although all of the activists I spoke with would welcome his involvement, whatever happens after the primaries, four main groups have already begun to form:
The Occupy Democrats, who see the Democratic Party as ripe for a takeover.
Brand New Congress, an effort launched last month to elect a Congress in 2018 that will enact Bernies program regardless of whos in the White House.
The Working Families Party, which in many states provided the ground troops for the Sanders campaign and is now benefiting fromand struggling to digesta huge influx of new recruits.
The Peoples Summit, an alliance of National Nurses United and People for Berniethe latter a coalition of activists and online groups like Vets for Bernie and Jews for Berniethat has called a gathering of the tribes in Chicago on June 1719 and represents more of the movement elements of the Sanders campaign
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What's next for Bernie's grassroots army? (Original Post)
eridani
Jun 2016
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deepestblue
(349 posts)1. Supporting the measures he puts forward from the White House :) n/t
democrank
(11,104 posts)2. Whatever Bernie decides to do going forward
I`m certain he will have a lot of support.
djean111
(14,255 posts)3. I will support Bernie no matter what he does next.
BUT - I will not support Clinton, not for anybody or at anybody's request or dictate.
KPN
(15,650 posts)5. The first thing they need to be prepared to do is ...
March on Philly!! I'm sure there will be lots of Berners there -- but it would be truly awesome and inspiring if they actually broke the bank numbers-wise.
Who's planning on going?
I'm a left-coaster, so it doesn't look likely for me, but I'm still scheming and would love to make it.