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http://www.mcall.com/news/elections/mc-nws-pa-7-bernie-sanders-visits-allentown-20180503-story.html
Espousing themes of economic equality and social justice, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders brought his political revolution to Allentown Saturday to rally Democrats behind community organizer Greg Edwards in the Lehigh Valleys high-profile congressional race.
Sanders, who shared the stage at a packed Miller Symphony Hall with Edwards, vouched for the congressional hopefuls commitment to progressive policies such as universal health care, debt-free education and a higher minimum wage.
Sanders urged the audience to vote in the May 15 primary and reach across the aisle to those who supported Republican President Donald Trump. He said many Trump voters are hurting, too, because they cannot afford health care and are having a tough time making ends meet.
When ordinary people stand up and fight back, there is nothing that will stop us, Sanders yelled to an applauding crowd, raising his fist into the air.
Sanders, an Independent senator from Vermont and one-time presidential hopeful, spoke about 35 minutes in support of Edwards, a left-leaning pastor competing against five others for the Democratic nomination in the 7th Congressional District, which covers Lehigh, Northampton and southern Monroe counties.
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,122 posts)half his age.
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,326 posts)guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Pushing a progressive agenda and trying to broaden the base.
meow2u3
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I live in the Lehigh Valley and observed that the new PA CD-7 is Dem leaning but moderate. In fact, Morganelli, a moderate in the mold of Bob Casey, is leading in the polls
You have to elect candidates who fit the demographics of their district or else we'll end up stuck with repunks even crazier than teabaggers and Trumpanzees. Nominate a progressive in the Lehigh Valley, elect a repuke.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Agreed? So, critically so, it is also about broadening the dialogue.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)But the only sure way to eat pie is for one to be baked in the real world.
Why can't demographics change with a democrat holding office? Far more likely to change with a democrat in office than a republican.
George II
(67,782 posts)...the fact that he's not a "progressive", but I'll take a Representative that I agree with 75% of the time on the issues who can win than run one I agree with 100% of the time on the issues and see a republican win.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)1 is a questionable oddity who reportedly wanted to work for Trump and won't be winning anything.
Greg Edwards is the other 1, running as a capital-P Progressive with Sanders' endorsement.
Edwards' record doesn't stand out as more genuinely progressive, but he did set himself off by attacking the DCCC. Apparently they did the usual thing parties do of trying to persuade people to run for various open offices instead of competing against each other for fewer and losing. He was free to just courteously say no to running for the state senate, as people normally do, but instead he said no and ran to cry foul and racism to the press. I guess these days that would identify him clearly enough as a capital-P Progressive instead of a progressive, even if Sanders didn't endorse him.
Edwards is reportedly ahead, with the most money so far. If that were my district I want a better choice among the 4 progressive liberal Democrats, but vote for the most likely to win. If Edwards is the nominee, though, I'll be curious to see if he tacks more toward the center after differentiating himself and drawing in the dissident left with this stunt.
mvd
(65,173 posts)Really point out how Trump has never been for the working/middle classes.
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)Trump is a thief. That is all anyone really needs to know. Or should know.
leftofcool
(19,460 posts)I don't think so, Bernie. But, you proceed.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)by a really large margin -- but with only part of the vote counted.
WV is the Republicans' biggest hope to hold the senate. Why? Well, a big part of it is "Our Revolution's" attempt to defeat our blue dog Democratic incumbent, Joe Manchin, by running a far-left candidate in a strongly conservative state.
The GOP has been praying Our Revolution will help them keep control of the senate by sending a misfit candidate to the general election whom theirs can beat handily.
I wouldn't vote for this woman for treasurer of a book club after this run. Note, though she ran a Sanders-type campaign and People for B Sanders etcetera endorsed her, I see no indication that Sanders himself was so foolish as to try to sabotage Senator Manchin's reelection.
George II
(67,782 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)right now. Excellent job by WV's Democratic voters.
November 6...
Uncle Joe
(58,361 posts)Thanks for the thread, Hassin Bin Sober