Priorities USA positions itself as center of gravity for the left in the Trump era

[DonViejo]

The super PAC that poured nearly $200 million into trying to elect Hillary Clinton president is remaking itself as a permanent center of opposition to the impending Trump administration, with the long-term aim of helping the Democratic Party claw back voters it lost in the November election.

Priorities USA Action is merging with a nonprofit voting rights group called Every Citizen Counts to form an expanded organization with an ambitious agenda, according to veteran Democratic strategist Guy Cecil, who ran both organizations and will lead the merged group.

The group — which already has the backing of allies such as Planned Parenthood Action Fund, the American Federation of Teachers, the Human Rights Campaign and the Latino Victory Project — could serve as a major center of gravity on the left as Democrats seek to regain their footing in the Donald Trump era.

Cecil, who has strong ties to Senate Democrats, decided to keep Priorities USA going after private conversations during the past several weeks with senators including Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), environmental and union leaders, party donors, local Democratic organizers, and former Clinton and Bernie Sanders campaign officials.

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[Liberal_in_LA]

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