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Working Families Party Endorses Elizabeth Warren
New York TimesThe Working Families Party, the labor-aligned progressive group whose electoral influence has grown since the 2016 election, has endorsed Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts for the Democratic presidential nomination, a boon to her candidacy as she attempts to position herself as the main challenger to former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
The party endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont during the last presidential cycle, at which time he described Working Families as the closest thing to my vision of democratic socialism. The groups endorsement of Ms. Warren on Monday, one of the few by an influential progressive organization this early in the primary, is sure to turn heads among left-leaning Democrats who are desperate to defeat the current front-runner, Mr. Biden, in a primary election where their partys ideological future is at stake.
If our focus is on victory, we cant be delusional about it, said Maurice Mitchell, the Working Families Partys national director. You dont defeat the moderate wing of Democrats through thought pieces or pithy tweets, you defeat their politics through organizing.
Mr. Mitchell brushed off the possibility that the groups endorsement would be seen as a sign of a splintering of the Democratic left. The vote among tens of thousands of party members resulted in a commanding majority for Ms. Warren, a party spokesman said; she received more than 60 percent of the votes on the first ballot.
The party endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont during the last presidential cycle, at which time he described Working Families as the closest thing to my vision of democratic socialism. The groups endorsement of Ms. Warren on Monday, one of the few by an influential progressive organization this early in the primary, is sure to turn heads among left-leaning Democrats who are desperate to defeat the current front-runner, Mr. Biden, in a primary election where their partys ideological future is at stake.
If our focus is on victory, we cant be delusional about it, said Maurice Mitchell, the Working Families Partys national director. You dont defeat the moderate wing of Democrats through thought pieces or pithy tweets, you defeat their politics through organizing.
Mr. Mitchell brushed off the possibility that the groups endorsement would be seen as a sign of a splintering of the Democratic left. The vote among tens of thousands of party members resulted in a commanding majority for Ms. Warren, a party spokesman said; she received more than 60 percent of the votes on the first ballot.
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Working Families Party Endorses Elizabeth Warren (Original Post)
brooklynite
Sep 2019
OP
The Working Families Party seems to be all over the place these days - they endorse one person....
George II
Sep 2019
#1
Some of them think the endorsement Bernie got in 2016 is rigged now she has it
Otto Lidenbrock
Sep 2019
#7
If my choice is between Warren and Sanders, I don't know how that's much of a choice.
LincolnRossiter
Sep 2019
#5
George II
(67,782 posts)1. The Working Families Party seems to be all over the place these days - they endorse one person....
...in a primary then go after him/her during the general election. Wish I'd documented some of them. They also endorse candidates in primaries and general elections who run against Democrats.
I wonder if this is connected to Warren's endorsement of WFP candidates (running against Democrats, by the way) in Philadelphia?
This is a big blow to Sanders, who seemed a shoo-in for their endorsement.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Otto Lidenbrock
(581 posts)2. Bernie fans raging in the twitter comments
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Gothmog
(144,005 posts)6. Yep
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Otto Lidenbrock
(581 posts)7. Some of them think the endorsement Bernie got in 2016 is rigged now she has it
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
peggysue2
(10,811 posts)3. Hummm. Just gives more credence to . . .
an earlier prediction: the final head-to-head will be between Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
zentrum
(9,865 posts)4. Good on them.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
LincolnRossiter
(560 posts)5. If my choice is between Warren and Sanders, I don't know how that's much of a choice.
From a progressive standpoint, Warren has all of his assets and almost none of his liabilities. Easy call.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Gothmog
(144,005 posts)8. Sanders campaign wracked by dissension
From the daughter of one of DU's posters
The endorsement of Warren by this group has cause some concern
Link to tweet
Some of Bernie Sanders fiercest supporters are sounding the alarm that the campaign is bogged down by disorganization, personality clashes, and poor communication between state operations and national headquarters.
After a pair of setbacks this week the acrimonious shakeup of his staff in New Hampshire on Sunday and loss of the Working Families Party's endorsement to Elizabeth Warren a day later Sanders allies and former aides are worried that recent disappointments are not one-off stumbles but rather emblematic of larger problems in his bid for the White House. The concerns are particularly acute in New Hampshire.
Seeing the campaign not be able to outshine Warren with WFP progressives doesnt have me questioning WFPs process, said Rafael Shimunov, a former national creative director for WFP and 2016 Sanders volunteer. It has me questioning where the Bernie campaign could have done better, because I want to make sure the strongest candidate unmasks Biden and unseats Trump.
The worries come as the campaign enters a critical, more urgent phase. After Labor Day, more voters typically tune into the election and begin to make up their minds. Expectations for Sanders are sky-high, especially in New Hampshire, where he defeated Hillary Clinton in 2016 by 22 percentage points.
After a pair of setbacks this week the acrimonious shakeup of his staff in New Hampshire on Sunday and loss of the Working Families Party's endorsement to Elizabeth Warren a day later Sanders allies and former aides are worried that recent disappointments are not one-off stumbles but rather emblematic of larger problems in his bid for the White House. The concerns are particularly acute in New Hampshire.
Seeing the campaign not be able to outshine Warren with WFP progressives doesnt have me questioning WFPs process, said Rafael Shimunov, a former national creative director for WFP and 2016 Sanders volunteer. It has me questioning where the Bernie campaign could have done better, because I want to make sure the strongest candidate unmasks Biden and unseats Trump.
The worries come as the campaign enters a critical, more urgent phase. After Labor Day, more voters typically tune into the election and begin to make up their minds. Expectations for Sanders are sky-high, especially in New Hampshire, where he defeated Hillary Clinton in 2016 by 22 percentage points.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden