Sunrise Movement Endorses Sanders

[Nanjeanne]

In a landslide vote — more than 75 percent of respondents — Mr. Sanders earned the backing of members of the group, which has quickly become politically influential since its founding in 2017.

Once a fledgling collection of college students, frustrated that Democrats and Republicans were not acting more quickly to curb climate change, Sunrise has grown to 318 chapters nationwide, with more than 10,000 members.

Sunrise will host an event on Jan. 12 with Mr. Sanders in Iowa City to formally announce the endorsement. “We believe a Bernie Sanders presidency would provide the best political terrain in which to engage in and ultimately win that struggle for the world we deserve,” Varshini Prakash, a founder and the executive director of the movement, said in a statement. “Senator Sanders has made it clear throughout his political career and in this campaign that he grasps the scale of the climate crisis, the urgency with which we must act to address it, and the opportunity we have in coming together to do so.”

https://nyti.ms/2tGCroA

[Uncle Joe]

1. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread Nanjeanne.

[George II]

2. Another Super PAC?

[Cuthbert Allgood]

3. Do you have issues with the Sunrise Movement?

[MrsCoffee]

5. Yes.

Attacking Democrats like Pelosi is fucking stupid.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

10. Any other Democrats off limits?

Or is it just Pelosi?

I think an organization pushing those that are likely to support them to support them more fully or overtly or opening isn't a bad social movement tactic.

[MrsCoffee]

12. No, they tried to cast shade where none was deserved.

Don’t need that kind of “help”.

[Demsrule86]

21. I think all such groups suck...why do they never go after GOP types...we might move our

message into states like Iowa if they did...instead they try to take down Democrats...Not a penny from from me for this sort...and I won't vote for any of their candidates in a primary...in no time this group will disappear as they always do. We have two parties...Democratic and Republican...thus all these splinter groups that attack our side are enabling Republicans and are dead to me.

[George II]

29. That's not the point, and this isn't the time or the place for another....

...."when did you stop beating your wife" question. We seem to be seeing more and more of those to deflect from the point.

Not working here.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

30. That's ABSOLUTELY the point. The OP was about the Sunrise Movement endorsement.

You made a comment about them. I asked if you had a problem with them. How is that NOT the point. If anything, you are the one doing the deflection from an endorsement by young activists to an unrelated issue about PACs (which the Sunrise Movement is clearly not).

[NYMinute]

4. Another questionable organization started by Sanders campaign

Have their finances been audited for sources etc.?

[Cuthbert Allgood]

9. Do you have a source for that claim?

Or are you just assuming that young people can't do this type of organization on their own?

[Nanjeanne]

11. Is this a joke? The young climate activists are questionable?

Man is that a sad comment.

[Demsrule86]

23. They want what they want...but don't bother to do the heavy lifting to help folks understand

the importance of climate change...instead of broadcasting their message afar and convincing people, they attack Democratic leaders who can't do what they want-the votes are not there...their behavior hurts the climate change movement and helps elect Republicans. Get off your derriere and go out into the world and promote your cause...did they ever hear of outreach?

[Nanjeanne]

24. Because you know so much about these young people, I'm sure you are

familiar with all these thing they do — off their asses

September 20, 2019 — Global Climate Strike

On September 20th, Sunrise participated in the Global Climate Strike, the largest day of action for climate justice in world history. Over 3 million people chose to #StrikeWithUs at over 4,000 events in 150 countries. The generation of the Green New Deal took over in the U.S., and young and old strikers alike voiced demand for serious climate action across the globe.

June 2019 — DNC Headquarters Climate Debate Sit-In
Washington, D.C.
Sunrise brought the demand for a Climate Debate to the front steps of the Democratic National Headquarters in Washington, D.C., blocking the locked entrance to the building with a sit-in for three days.

April 2019 — Road to a Green New Deal Tour

1,400 people packed into a sold-out Strand Theatre in Boston to launch the Road to a Green New Deal Tour, in what was the largest Sunrise event to date. Speakers included Senators Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren (via video), Representative Ayanna Pressley, Sunrise co-founder Varshini Prakash, and community and union leaders, including Reverend Mariama White-Hammond and the students who led the Boston Youth Climate Strike. After eight cities across the country and over 200 town halls in 46 states, the tour concluded in Washington, D.C. in a sold-out theater at Howard University. Senator Bernie Sanders, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, author and journalist Naomi Klein, and executive director of Justice Democrats Alex Rojas were among the speakers who brought the Road to a Green New Deal

February 25, 2019 — Washington, D.C.

For a week in February 2019, young Kentuckians walked out of school and showed up outside Mitch McConnell’s office every day, asking him to look them in the eyes and tell them that the $1.9 million he’s received from oil and gas CEOs is more important than our generation’s future. When he refused to meet with them, they came to DC and joined hundreds of Sunrisers to challenge him and put all Senators on notice: If you stand with #OilMoneyMitch and the fossil fuel billionaires, we’ll come for you at the ballot box.

Just a few. But I’m sure you are doing so much more.

[Demsrule86]

34. I know they doctored a video and attacked Dianne Feinstein...it is all over the internet...

I read all of that...but where is the registering of like minded voters? They support whatever group and all...but it was Kentuckians who began the attempt to hold McConnell accountable...and the doctored video is unforgivable really. Have they gone into red and or purple states and tried to register voters or get their message out? Nope. I don't support them and would never support any of their candidates in a primary.

[Nanjeanne]

36. You win!

[Demsrule86]

38. I am sure you are being sarcastic but groups like these damage Democrats far more than GOP types.

Dianne Feinstein does not deserve to be treated this way...and this group only showed how untrustworthy they are by putting out a doctored video.

[Me.]

52. Sunrise Movement & Affiliates

“Together with Justice Democrats and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the group organized a sit-in in the office of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, which brought Sunrise its first significant press coverage.[3] Sunrise organized a similar event in February 2019, bringing a group of young people to confront Senator Dianne Feinstein in her office.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunrise_Movement

[progressoid]

40. They're a bunch of snot-nosed kids like that Greta girl. Why should we listen to them!?!1!?

[Demsrule86]

22. Are you saying his own organization endorsed him...wow that is impressive really.

[NYMinute]

27. David Sirota has created dozens of these groups

and many have the same people as members.

They dribble and stagger the endorsements to make it look like Bernie has "momentum."

[Cuthbert Allgood]

31. So, again, you have a source for that?

I would love to see why you are claiming that the Sunrise Movement is a fake organization. Still waiting.

[Demsrule86]

37. It is an organization with ties to the Sander campaign...

"The top aides joining Sanders’ organizing team, led by Sandberg, are a mix of new faces and 2016 alumni.

Bernie Sanders
2020 ELECTIONS

"Sanders raises $18 million in first quarter of presidential campaign
By HOLLY OTTERBEIN, Becca Rast will be the campaign’s national field director, after managing Jess King’s unsuccessful campaign for Congress in Pennsylvania last year. She was a board member of the Sunrise Movement, a group of young environmental activists pushing for the "Green New Deal."

Please note she is a board member of Sunrise movement and managed King's (endorsed by Sanders who held rallies for him) losing campaign...so Sunrise has board members who work for the Sanders campaign and Sunrise endorsed Sanders...wow how not surprising. Sanders endorsed her candidate and now she works for him and she is on the Sunrise board.

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/03/bernie-sanders-2020-volunteers-1246524

https://lancasteronline.com/news/politics/bernie-sanders-endorses-jess-king-in-lancaster-congressional-race/article_33fd693e-4a52-11e8-bc87-f3c43786f323.html

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Link to tweet

[Cuthbert Allgood]

41. That wasn't your claim. You said the Sanders campaign created the group.

The data you use to support you (changed) claim actually shows that the Sunrise Movement predates the point where the person you are using to show ties to Sanders was actually with Sanders.

So, the claim you made was false. Thanks for proving that.

[Demsrule86]

45. You are mixing me up with another poster...Sanders has links to this group so...any

endorsement is worthless...a member of the Sunrise board works for him... I put it in the post...no matter how you look at it.. not a good look for Sanders...who must at this point be desperate.

[Demsrule86]

35. Interesting.

[Demsrule86]

39. Definitely ties to Sanders...

One of their board members left to join the campaign.

"

Link to tweet

[The Valley Below]

42. Yep. Same people, different T-shirts.

The Sunrise Movement's are yellow.

[vsrazdem]

6. Did you ever notice how people have to trash every endorsement Sanders gets.

[BeyondGeography]

7. Bernie does his thing while his surrogates trash everything that isn't Bernie

This is where it leads.

[vsrazdem]

8. Pretty sad all the way around.

[BeyondGeography]

19. I agree

[Nanjeanne]

13. Truly. Young people, climate activists concerned about their future - let's trash them.

[MrsCoffee]

16. Except no one is doing that.

Thinking particular strategies are stupid is not equivalent to trashing youth and climate activists.

I think they should be shining the light on and harassing the people who are actually actively working to destroy this planet instead of casting shade on those who have been fighting the good fight and have our backs.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

18. Did you read the rest of this thread?

Or the others posted?

It's just like a super PAC.
Sanders campaign created this organization.
They won't vote Dem if it's not Bernie.
They will just go back to partying if it's not Bernie.

Plus a lot more. People are shitting on this group pretty heavily this morning. I wonder why.

[MrsCoffee]

20. Criticisms of this group did not just start this morning.

I wonder why.

Just reading the Co-founder director’s twitter makes me cringe.

Democrats, the Democratic Party and their leadership are not the enemies or the obstacles we face in this crisis.

[Demsrule86]

25. They shouoldn't trash Democrats who are on their side...so easy to trash Democrats for these groups

They don't have to go out and win heart and minds to their cause...just preach to the choir an attack Democratic leaders...it is the same as the musical chairs some activist play...primarying safe Democratic seats...not willing to go and do the hard work and sell our superior message to people...what purpose to these groups serve? What have they accomplished?

[MineralMan]

14. 10,000 votes for Senator Sanders, if they vote.

I mean, it's nice that they issued an endorsement, but it's not really a large, well-recognized group. A minor story.

[myohmy2]

15. "In a landslide vote..."

...the American people are speaking...

...we should all listen carefully...

[SidDithers]

17. That's the group that attacked Diane Feinstein with selectively edited video last year, right?...

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211854688

Did they ever walk that back, or apologize, for misrepresenting Feinstein?

Sid

[seaglass]

32. Yep, don't know if they ever apologized for what they did, the video was propaganda, reminds me of

O'Keefe. Sunrise Movement is dismissed. Totally not surprised by this endorsement though.

[R B Garr]

33. Ahh, thanks for cutting through this BS.

It gets so tiresome.

[katmondoo]

26. Never heard of this group

[Nanjeanne]

28. Really? I'll attach info. They are the leading youth group re climate and strong

proponents of the Green New Deal. You can read about them here:

https://www.sunrisemovement.org/

[Demsrule86]

46. If they are the leading group with such small numbers than we are fucked...better stop

going after Democrats like Feinstien and work on recruiting more people.

[Nanjeanne]

47. They started in 2017 and are one of the leading youth activists groups. 2 years.

Read outside your bias and try to not be endlessly negative. You don’t like Bernie. Fine. Why do you care if an organization of young people dedicated to the Green New Deal do? Why such negativity? Does it make Biden a better candidate? Chill out a little. Bernie isn’t going to win as far as your concerned. So party on and stop pissing on everything Bernie. These young people should be applauded for caring about their future.

[The Valley Below]

43. Remember the group that commandeered Nancy Pelosi's office at the start of this term?

That's them.

Same people. Different shirts.

[Hortensis]

44. Unfortunate ideological choice, not a committed climate one.

Sanders has NO record of significant achievement even in those issues he's been passionately devoted to, which are basically limited to economic universalist ideologies, and he has a very long record of failing to influence others around him. He's been self exiled in the center of power for nearly 30 years.

Biden, otoh, has been an important ally in congress for environmental groups for decades.

This is a very foolish, impractical endorsement, and I'm disappointed in this group, not surprised, but it's natural to hope for better with so much at stake.

VERY fortunately, we have many very serious professional climate warriors (who ran for congress and state governments to work on climate etcetera from within the centers of power), and they are working with private sector counterparts around the nation and planet who don't let politics lead them down rabbit holes.

[NurseJackie]

48. Are they an offshoot or a spin-off in some way of Cenk Uygur's "Justice Democrats"?

Seems like that was the case. I also recall that their logos were almost identical too (or based on a common shape/design to indicate, suggest or hint that they were "related" in some way... paying homage to their PAC roots.)

[Hortensis]

49. Last time I read about them they seemed less extreme

and oppositional, more sincere and focused, than the JD-associated pols who were using the "green new deal" slogan as a political platform. They had some good connections in climate groups interested in what they could contribute. But there was overlap, and this vote suggests the political power seekers won. They may have been flooded with fringe types also. I don't know. I also don't know that they're a lost cause just because of this.

But I remember the Green Party as being started long ago by some intelligent, well meaning people to organize people to create an environmentally healthy nation, but almost as soon as they opened for business they were flooded with the kind of dysfunctional sorts who tend to rotate through today. At least the L.A. one I was very interested in joining, and then immediately not.

[Voltaire2]

50. There has to be some way to put them

in a safe category to dismiss. Has to be.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

51. You mean the "support the progressive wing" category?

Seems like that's all they need.

[Voltaire2]

53. yes, that would be sufficient.

Obviously these children are being manipulated by Nefarious Agents of Sarandon.

[The Valley Below]

56. Groups that attack Democrats are not "progressive."

Full stop.

[Kurt V.]

54. seems logical. the new green deal is the future. Legislated or not.

[Autumn]

55. Awesome. I like that group.

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[Nanjeanne]

57. Young people caring about their future -- the ones with a stake in it -- but they

like Bernie - so they are meaningless twits. But hey, they better vote Dem when the election comes. No matter how much we piss in their cornflakes!

[Autumn]

58. People seem to think because we older folks are loyal to the party young people

must be loyal too, or else. It doesn't work that way.