Endorsements, stumpers for Bernie

[BrotherIvan]

Just putting the word out of some people I would love to see and wondering if any DUers have a contact

Looks like Bernie is attracting a lot of young followers, so we need someone to represent in the areas they frequent

Jon Stewart (he's retiring right, what better way to prove his point)
Colbert (money in politics)
Elizabeth Warren (I am going to tweet her every day and urge you to do the same)

Er...um...I don't watch tv...er...

Suggestions? Who do you think would be open to the idea and how are we going to contact them?

[Cheese Sandwich]

1. Maybe we should be contacting our Democratic members of Congress

and asking them to endorse Bernie. If they hear it enough they might, or it might at least slow them down from endorsing the front-runner.

Especially so for members of Congressional Progressive Caucus, and for the more liberal Senators like Tammy Baldwin, Sherrod Brown, Al Franken...really any of the more liberal Democratic Senators.


http://cpc.grijalva.house.gov/caucus-members/

And all members of Congress are all also superdelegates so their support could be more than just symbolic.

[BrotherIvan]

2. Good suggestion and I would hope the people he is working with now to oppose TPP

will get on board with him. But I also would like to think outside the box. I think people don't trust politicians in general so some fresh faces and strong voices will go a long way.

[Cheese Sandwich]

5. Mark Ruffalo maybe

He wanted to draft Liz Warren. Since she's not running maybe he will come over to team Bernie.

[BrotherIvan]

6. Yes, I mentioned him below

He's a great one. I know others such as George Clooney but he's so far in the stratosphere that's not going to happen. But people who do get involved regularly like Norton (made a doc on the Obama campaign in 2008), Damon (stumped for Obama, cares deeply about education) and Ruffalo (all around dyed in the wool liberal) could really get into a Bernie run especially the campaign reform piece. Anything to get more coverage that doesn't cost money would be a big help.

[merrily]

3. As best I can tell, Stewart and Colbert are centrists and/or establishment.

If I had to guess which celebrities might be willing to go "lefter" than establishment, Matt Damon and Katy Perry come to mind.

I think I'd start with planting rice (working in the trenches for Sanders) before trying to shoot for the stars, but what do I know? Maybe it's worth a try.

[BrotherIvan]

4. I think those are good suggestions

Also Edward Norton and Mark Ruffalo who are flaming liberals. I'm not really sure about Colbert or Stewart's actual politics but it would seem campaign finance reform are high priorities. And the absurdity of our current political system. A lot of people get their political news (or did) exclusively from those two, so seeing them stump would not only draw a large crowd but have quite a bit of resonance.

I think that people will hear over and over that Bernie can't win. He doesn't have a lot of money and will be outspent perhaps almost 20 to 1. So the campaign will have to be different than traditional campaigns. People need to know his campaign IS serious and that he CAN win. He is currently perceived as an anti establishment candidate, so he doesn't have to stay in the traditional mould. He probably can't win playing Clinton's juggernaut game and Obama didn't play either. But Obama did have vastly more money than Bernie will have. So being creative is not a bad thing. The one thing Obama really played up is that he was a fresh face and a lot of artists/musicians/celebrities supported him early. It made his campaign look lively and exciting. With Bernie, there's plenty to get excited about.

[djean111]

7. Al Franken has already endorsed Hillary, I believe.

[Enthusiast]

8. To my great disappointment.

[BrotherIvan]

10. At least it's early days and not too many have endorsed her

Glad Warren is still up for grabs because she is the biggest fish in politics right now.

[L0oniX]

9. We can contact our district representatives asking them to speak up about Bernie's points.

While they may not directly endorse Bernie they may use his talking points on issues.

[BrotherIvan]

11. I think that like with OWS you will see his message showing up in a lot of speeches

Even Hillary's!