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DNC Convention Costs Leaving Young and Poor Delegates Out in the Cold

June 25, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

DNC Convention Costs Leaving Young and Poor Delegates Out in the Cold
By Caitlin Johnstone, Inquisitr

(June 25, 2016 8:00 p.m.) — The exorbitant costs of attending the Democratic Convention in Philadelphia on July 25-28 this year, is threatening to leave some delegates out in the cold.
The DNC strongly requires delegates to stay at an appointed hotel, and costs for a room start at $569 per night, plus tax and fees, with the hotel requiring a five night minimum, putting base costs for attending the convention in the thousands, effectively shutting out anyone below a certain income bracket.

Sanders – Never lose your sense of outrage

June 24, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Sanders – Never lose your sense of outrage
By Joshua Eaton, TeenVogue

(June 24, 2016 2:05 p.m.) — NEW YORK, June 24 (UPI) — Sen. Bernie Sanders vowed to supporters Thursday he would continue his fight to move his party and his country to the left despite his failed presidential campaign, because “political and social revolutions continue.”

Sanders told a crowd at New York City’s Town Hall venue “Our goal from day one has been transform this nation …And that is the fight we are going to continue.”

Sanders warned that change can’t happen if people get complacent.

Bernie Sanders Says He Will Vote for Clinton

June 24, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Bernie Sanders said he’ll vote for Clinton
By Tamara Keith, NPR

(June 24, 2016 11:12 a.m.) — Bernie Sanders said he’ll vote for Hillary Clinton in November — but more than two weeks after she became the presumptive Democratic nominee, Sanders remains in the race.

Sanders was on MSNBC when Nicolle Wallace, a former Republican aide and now network political analyst, asked Sanders, “Are you going to vote for Hillary Clinton in November?”

His answer: “Yes.”

Sanders says his revolution is – just getting started

June 23, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Sanders says his revolution is – just getting started
By Ezra Kaplan, AP

(June 23, 2016 3:00 p.m.) — NEW YORK (AP) Bernie Sanders told a roaring crowd of supporters Thursday that his campaign is “just getting started” fighting economic inequality, changing the Democratic Party and bolstering Democrats running for Congress.

Speaking to a packed hall in Manhattan, Sanders took something of a victory lap as he reviewed the states he won and the fact that many young people flocked to his campaign over presumptive Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton’s.

More Young People Voted for Bernie Sanders Than Clinton and Trump Combined

June 21, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

More Young People Voted for Bernie Sanders Than Clinton and Trump Combined
By Kate Dwyer, TeenVogue.com

(June 21, 2016 4:54 p.m.) — Even though Bernie Sanders isn’t currently the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, the Vermont senator completely rocked the youth vote during the primaries. In fact, he received more votes from the under-30 set than Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton combined. According to The Washington Post, a report by the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement at Tufts University showed that Sanders won nearly 30% of the youth vote, which translated to over 2 million votes. Together, Trump and Clinton received 1.6 million.

Hillary Clinton will feel the Bern as Occupy DNC Plans March

June 20, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Hillary Clinton will feel the Bern as Occupy DNC Plans March
By Kim McLendon, Inquisitr

(June 20, 2016 6:00 p.m.) — Hillary Clinton will soon be feeling the Bern in the form of millions of Bernie Sanders supporters bent on shaping history. They are fighting for a history with President Sanders and without another President Clinton.
Millions of angry protesters will descend on Philadelphia, PA ahead of the convention to attempt to sway superdelegates. Trained in nonviolent protests, they plan an Occupy-style protest for the length of the convention. Organizers predict Millions will attend. Many media outlets are predicting a smaller number in the tens of thousands. This figure, reported on Facebook, accounts for just one of dozens of groups participating.

Bernie Sanders Continues To Influence Democratic Party Policies

June 19, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

$Bernie Sanders Continues To Influence Democratic Party Policies By Reno Berkely, Inquisitr (June 19, 2016 11:00 a.m.) -- Bernie Sanders is having a good weekend. Not simply because it’s Father’s Day weekend, but also because several state Democratic conventions have officially adopted resolutions straight from his campaign platform. The Inquisitr previously reported how Texas and Iowa adopted the progressive measures to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour, ban fracking, and to either eliminate or restrict how superdelegates vote.As several more states are concluding their Democratic conventions, attendees are reporting that Bernie Sanders progressives have been successful in getting his positions on the platform. https://publicskeleton.com/media/?p=1238$ Bernie Sanders Continues To Influence Democratic Party Policies
By Reno Berkely, Inquisitr

(June 19, 2016 11:00 a.m.) — Bernie Sanders is having a good weekend. Not simply because it’s Father’s Day weekend, but also because several state Democratic conventions have officially adopted resolutions straight from his campaign platform. The Inquisitr previously reported how Texas and Iowa adopted the progressive measures to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour, ban fracking, and to either eliminate or restrict how superdelegates vote.

As several more states are concluding their Democratic conventions, attendees are reporting that Bernie Sanders progressives have been successful in getting his positions on the platform.

Progressives want Sanders to remain force in congressional primaries

June 18, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

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.

Bernie Sanders Will Concede When Hell Freezes Over – The revolution will continue until morale improves

June 17, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Bernie Sanders Will Concede When Hell Freezes Over – The revolution will continue until morale improves
By Tina Nguyen, VanityFair.com

(June 17, 2016 9:18 a.m.) — Everyone seems to know the Democratic race is over, except Bernie Sanders. The primary results are in, and the splenetic revolutionary was soundly defeated by Hillary Clinton. Yet Sanders is still fighting on, quickly burning his once substantial political capital, as the Democratic Party turns its attention to Donald Trump, a raving lunatic. Despite the terrifying prospect of a Trump presidency, he vowed again on Thursday night that he would bring his Future You Can Believe In to the convention and beyond.

“Election days come and go. But political and social revolutions that attempt to transform our society never end,” the Vermont senator told his supporters in a live video message. “They continue every day, every week, and every month in the fight to create a nation and world of social and economic justice. . . . That’s what this campaign has been about over the past year. That’s what the political revolution is about and that’s why the political revolution must continue into the future.”

Sanders to Supporters: This Is Beginning of Our Revolution, Not End

June 16, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Sanders to Supporters: This Is Beginning of Our Revolution, Not End
By Deirdre Fulton and Jon Queally, CommonDreams.org

(June 16, 2016 4:09 p.m.) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders neither announced the end of his campaign nor endorsed his rival Hillary Clinton during a live-stream address on Thursday night, but told supporters his call for political revolution will live beyond his campaign and this election.

“When we talk about transforming America, it is not just about transforming elections,” he said during the approximately 20-minute speech.

Though he said it was “no secret” he has “strong disagreements on some very important issues” with Clinton, Sanders said he looks forward to working with the presumptive Democratic nominee in the future. He also re-iterated his commitment to making sure that Donald Trump is soundly defeated in November.

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