Sanders Campaigns from Senate Floor and the "political house" of each state

Three black Democratic SC lawmakers back Bernie Sanders
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State Reps. Terry Alexander of Florence, Wendell Gilliard of Charleston and Robert Williams of Darlington are among more than 25 committee members backing the U.S. senator from Vermont’s bid for the Democratic nomination. “Sen. Sanders has the feel, the attitude of the common person, folks who are struggling day-by-day who are working everyday and still cannot pay their bills, ... do not have health insurance ... and cannot support their families,” Alexander said, introducing Sanders who met briefly with media Saturday afternoon. Sanders is “the strongest candidate here for African Americans and he will bring about change,” Alexander added. Democratic voters will play a big role in the state’s Feb. 27 presidential primary because they make up more than half of the party’s electorate. Other members of Sanders’ state committee are elected officials from around the state and Democratic Party and Black Lives Matter activists, according to the campaign. They include: Allen Bailey, Sumter County Democratic Party chairman Eugene Baten, Sumter County councilman Earl Coleman, McCormick County councilman Donna Dewitt, former president of the S.C. AFL-CIO Thomas Dixon, president of the Carolina Alliance for Fair Employment Annejanet Harp, S.C. Democratic Party Faith co-chairwoman Teresa Harper, Aiken Democratic Party first vice chairwoman William Lawrence, S.C. Democratic Party veterans chairman James McCain, Sumter County councilman Lucinda Nesmith, Florence County Party chairwoman Naomi Sanders, former Sumter County Council chairwoman Wanda Stringfellow, former Chester mayor Timothy Taylor, Atlantic Beach police chief Tom Turnipseed, former state senator Stephen Wukela, Florence mayor Read more here: http://ift.tt/1NCHkjV

It isn't just that Senator Sanders is proposing legislation in the Senate or that he is gathering campaign support among current and past state and local elected officials, it is that he is establishing the core elements of a political revolution that will help turn his campaign and the corps of volunteers and advocates into an organization pushing for progressive change even after the election campaign is over, regardless of who is elected. This is how you establish a lasting political revolution.

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