Coalition of more than 50 progressive groups to endorse Sanders

[Uncle Joe]

The Center for Popular Democracy Action, a coalition of more than 50 progressive groups, on Tuesday announced it was endorsing Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in the Democratic presidential primary race.

Sanders received 75 percent of the votes cast by groups in the coalition’s network to pick a candidate to back in the organization's first-ever presidential endorsement, the group said.

“Bernie Sanders is the powerful movement candidate we need to defeat Donald Trump. From ending mass incarceration and deportations to the $15 minimum wage and Medicare for All, Sanders is working hand-in-hand with our communities to champion the policies that we need to thrive,” Jennifer Epps-Addison, co-executive director and network president of the coalition, said in the announcement.

“The dignity and safety of immigrant communities, communities of color and working-class people are on the ballot in 2020. In endorsing Senator Bernie Sanders, our network has chosen a champion for people who have been historically forced to the margins,” co-executive director Ana Maria Archilla added.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/473810-coalition-of-more-than-50-progressive-groups-to-endorse-sanders

[guillaumeb]

1. Recommended.

We need a people focused politics, and Sanders and Warren provide that. We need big solutions, not small fixes to failing programs.

[Tiggeroshii]

2. Legit!!

K/R


Part of the reason why each and every day I grow more confident he will win.

[ritapria]

3. 600,000 members !

Bernie won 75% of the membership vote . This endorsement will aid Bernie's efforts with POC .Having any second thoughts, Working Families Party ?

[George II]

4. They are a PAC, and a 501(c)(3) organization:

Section 501(c)(3) organizations are prohibited from supporting political candidates, as a result of the Johnson Amendment enacted in 1954. Section 501(c)(3) organizations are subject to limits on lobbying, having a choice between two sets of rules establishing an upper bound for their lobbying activities. Section 501(c)(3) organizations risk loss of their tax-exempt status if these rules are violated. An organization that loses its 501(c)(3) status due to being engaged in political activities cannot subsequently qualify for 501(c)(4) status.