A vision, a great platform and a plan.
Excerpt from a Bernie Sanders email.
We are on the brink of the political revolution we have been demanding
It has given me hope that all across the country people understand that, given the dangerous and unprecedented moment in which we live, we need to rethink, rebuild and fundamentally reform the Democratic Party.
We need a party that is not just in opposition to Trump and his disastrous policies. We need a party that is prepared to take on the greed and ideology of the Oligarchs who now control the economic and political life of our nation, and create an economy and government that works for all and not just the few.
We need a Democratic Party that opens its doors to new people, new energy and new ideas. We need a Democratic Party that is truly a grassroots party, where decisions are made from the bottom up, not from the top down. We need a Democratic Party which becomes the political home of the working people and young people of this country, black and white, Latino and Asian and Native-American ... all Americans.
And here is the good news. The agenda that we are fighting for is the agenda that the American people want. The vast majority of Americans understand that:
- We must pass Medicare for All because healthcare is a human right, not a privilege.
- We must raise the minimum wage to a living wage so that no worker lives in poverty.
- We must make it easier for workers to join unions.
- We must end Citizens United and reform our corrupt campaign finance system.
- We must demand that the wealthy start paying their fair share of taxes.
- We must put a stop to endless wars and a bloated military budget.
- We must build millions of units of low income and affordable housing.
- We must address the existential threat of climate change.
- We must make AI work for all of us, not just billionaire Big Tech owners.
So what do we do now?
Short-term, we build on our extraordinary successes by doing everything possible to win the August Democratic U.S. Senate primaries in Michigan and Minnesota for Abdul and Peggy and the remaining primaries that our progressive congressional and down-ballot candidates face.
And then, after the primaries end, we build the strongest grassroots political movement this country has ever seen for a general election. Let me be very clear. At a time when the wealthiest people in this country will spend billions to elect right-wing Republican candidates the only way we win is to knock on millions of doors as we reach out to the working class of our country, to the young and disaffected.
And finally, in January 2027, after gaining control over the U.S. House and U.S. Senate we begin the process of transforming our country.
Let's get it done
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