Democratic Socialists group endorses Bernie Sanders for 2020
The Democratic Socialists of America has endorsed Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in his second run for president.
The New York-based group says its National Political Committee voted Thursday to endorse Sanders and move forward with ” an independent campaign ” to elect him and ” advance a class-struggle agenda. ”
The 56,000-member organization calls Sanders ” the only democratic socialist running for president in 2020 ” and ” the only socialist in American history with a serious chance of winning the presidency. ”
Sanders is a self-described democratic socialist. He announced his Democratic presidential bid last month, saying his campaign is about ” creating a government based on the principles of economic, social, racial and environmental justice. ”
Sanders spoke to striking university workers in Los Angeles this week and complained about ” a war being waged against the working people. ”
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