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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

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RiverLover

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Thu Mar 26, 2015, 10:35 PM Mar 2015

ReadyForBOLDNESS.com - Sign on in support of the Populist Movement! [View all]

Join NH & IA leaders: Candidates should campaign on big, bold, economic populist ideas.

The New York Times reports: Over 200 Iowa and New Hampshire leaders signed this statement saying we're ready for boldness:

We want the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee to campaign on big, bold, economic-populist ideas that tangibly improve the lives of millions of Americans.

We urge all candidates for president to campaign on big, BOLD ideas -- such as establishing a national goal of debt-free college at all public colleges and universities, expanding Social Security benefits instead of cutting them, creating millions of clean-energy jobs, reducing big-money influence in politics, breaking up the "too big to fail" Wall Street banks that crashed our economy, and ensuring that working families share in the economic growth they help create.

The more momentum we get, the more others will take notice.

We'll keep the media informed of our growing momentum on this statement.

Sign the public statement!
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25,536 people have taken action — 51% of our goal of 50,000!

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JOINT STATEMENT:
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES MUST CAMPAIGN ON BIG, BOLD, ECONOMIC-POPULIST IDEAS
We want the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee to campaign on big, bold, economic-populist ideas that tangibly improve the lives of millions of Americans.We urge all candidates for president to campaign on big, bold ideas – such as establishing a national goal of debt-free college at all public colleges and universities, expanding Social Security benefits instead of cutting them, creating millions of clean-energy jobs, reducing big-money influence in politics, breaking up the “too big to fail” Wall Street banks that crashed our economy, and ensuring that working families share in the economic growth they help create.Bold economic populist ideas are popular with Democratic, Independent, and even Republican voters -- and are key to victory in 2016.We have a responsibility to choose the best candidate for our state, our party, and our nation. We take our responsibility seriously.Signed,
Iowa

List of IA & NH Leaders who signed the pledge~

Former U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter, NH-1

Former U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes, NH-2

Scott McGilvray, NEA New Hampshire President

Karen McDonough, former NEA New Hampshire

PresidentDeborah Smith, NH AFL-CIO Vice President At

Large; American Postal Workers Union MemberState Sen. Martha Fuller Clark, District 21

State Sen. David Watters, District 4

Former State Sen. Burt Cohen, District 24; former

Majority LeaderFormer State Sen. William J. McCarthy, Manchester

State Rep. Marcia Moody, Rockingham 17

State Rep. Renny Cushing, Hillsborough 14

State Rep. Cynthia L. Chase, Cheshire 8

State Rep. Christy Bartlett, Merrimack 19

State Rep. John Bordenet, Cheshire 5

State Rep. John Coultier, Sullivan 10

State Rep. Barbara French, Merrimack 6

State Rep. Lee Walker Oxenham, Sullivan 1

State Rep. Peter Bixby, Strafford 17

State Rep. Timothy Horrigan, Strafford 6

State Rep. Marjorie Porter, Hillsborough 1

State Rep. Tim Smith, Hillsborough 17

State Rep. Travis Bennett, Grafton 8

State Rep. Larry Converse, Sullivan 4

State Rep. George Sykes, Grafton 13

State Rep. Ivy Vann, Hillsborough 24

State Rep. Caroletta Alicea, Merrimack 8

State Rep. Laura Pantelakos, Rockingham 25

Former U.S. Senator Tom Harkin, D-IA

U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack, IA-2

Former U.S. Rep. Dave Nagle, IA-3

Former U.S. Rep. Berkley Bedell, IA-6

Mike Fitzgerald, Iowa State Treasurer

Roxanne Conlin, former Iowa Democratic Party

Chair; former U.S. Senate CandidateSteve Abbott, CWA Iowa State Council President

Mark Cooper, South Central Iowa Federation of La-

bor PresidentCathy Glasson, SEIU Local 199 President

Sue Dinsdale, Iowa Citizens Action Network Execu-

tive DirectorR. Ben Stone, former ACLU of Iowa Executive Direc-

torFormer Speaker of the Iowa House Patrick Murphy

State Rep. Sharon Steckman, District 53

State Rep. Phyllis Thede, District 93

State Rep. Art Staed, District 66

State Rep. Dan Kelley, District 29

State Rep. Liz Bennett, District 65

State Rep. Cindy Winckler, District 86

Rick Smith, Iowa Democratic Party Central Commit-

tee Member Julie Theulen, Iowa Democratic Party Central Com-

mittee Member; Shelby County Democrats Co-ChairJennifer Harrington, Page County Democrats Chair

Kurt Meyer, Tri-County Democrats Chair

John Stone, Cerro Gordo County Democrats Chair

Sherry Toelle, Cass County Democrats Chair

http://act.boldprogressives.org/survey/ReadyForBoldness/?source=ReadyForBoldness.com/?source=press#fullletter


A Progressive Populist Movement is afoot. Lets ALL sign the pledge. Show Party Leaders(DNC Centrists) that we mean business & will not STFU.

People Before Profits!!!!!!





(I think they stole this idea from Manny )
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