Applauding Sen. Bernie Sanders for his leadership in forming a coalition of working people that cuts across race, class, and generational divides, national grassroots network People’s Action announced its endorsement of the progressive 2020 Democratic candidate Thursday.
People’s Action, a coalition of 40 state-level progressive groups from across the country, endorsed the Vermont senator after a “year-and-a-half-long democratic process” culminating in 74% of delegates voting for the endorsement.
National director George Goehl told Politico the group believes Sanders to be “uniquely positioned to win” the 2020 election because of the senator’s broad support from people of color, young voters, and working people and his commitment to greatly reducing wealth inequality, providing universal healthcare, and combating the climate crisis while creating 20 million jobs through the Green New Deal.
“Bernie Sanders cuts through the haze of corporate propaganda that clouds politics across the spectrum,” Goehl said in a statement. “He is not catching up to a movement to restructure the relationship between everyday people and big monied interests. He has been there the whole time.”
In a video released after the endorsement was announced, Sanders said he was “proud and excited” to win the support of People’s Action, whose affiliate organization include Progress Ohio, Maine People’s Alliance, and Citizen Action of Wisconsin.
“They understand what I understand: That at the end of the day, the only way we make real change in this country is through grassroots activism,” Sanders said.
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