Progressives want Sanders to remain force in congressional primaries
By Ben Kamisar, The HIll

(June 18, 2016 9:19 pm EST) — Progressive leaders are urging Bernie Sanders to keep up his fight in primary battles across the country even as his campaign winds down.

Sanders has refused repeated calls to drop out and endorse presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. But he signaled a shift in priorities toward leaving a mark on the Democratic Party instead of contesting the nomination during a Thursday night address to supporters.

Part of that shift was a call to action to bring progressive ideas to down-ballot races, which has left Sanders supporters hopeful that he’ll continue to lend his star power to ushering progressives through their primaries and take on the party’s establishment.

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