Sanders Launches Activist Group Amid Questions About Its Set-Up
- ’Our Revolution’ created to support progressive candidates
- Former staffers question legal structure chosen for new entity
Senator Bernie Sanders walks to the stage at an event for for Hillary Clinton on Sept. 5, 2016, in Lebanon, New Hampshire.
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Bernie Sanders wants the political revolution started by his insurgent Democratic presidential bid to continue via a new organization, but some former staffers wonder if its structure will be more hindrance than help.
Sanders formally launched Our Revolution to mobilize volunteers and voters to support progressive candidates running for offices ranging from school boards to Congress. It also will campaign on issues to “create an America based on principles of economic, social, racial and environmental justice,” Sanders said during an online broadcast on Aug. 24 launching the group.