In light of the massive attention currently being directed toward the Democrats' so-called "Green New Deal," it is worth examining one particular organization that has played a vital role in promoting not only that Deal, but its staunchest advocates as well.
In contrast to BNC's unusually ambitious goal of replacing all 435 U.S. House Members with political novices, JD deemed it wiser to support some incumbent Democrats and to direct its efforts chiefly toward unseating: only those Democrats whose politics were unacceptably centrist, and as many Republicans as possible.
Among the more noteworthy candidates who received JD's support but failed to win their respective elections were Ben Jealous and Abdul El-Sayed.
To secure JD's endorsement and support, candidates are required to pledge that they will not accept any money from corporate PACs or corporate lobbyists, and to openly embrace the organization's political platform.
Enact a Green New Deal, environmental legislation whose mission is to rapidly eliminate all fossil-fuel use from the U.S. economy; create a basic income program and a federal jobs guarantee that would provide a "Living wage" to every person who wants one; implement a government-run, single-payer health care system called "Medicare For All"; and replace free-market capitalism with a socialist framework.
Secure the "voting rights" of "every American citizen" by eliminating Voter ID laws allegedly designed "to disenfranchise voting blocks who have traditionally supported Democrats.
"Support the movement to provide statehood for Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico" - places whose residents overwhelmingly support Democrats over Republicans - "in order to bring balance to the increasingly skewed Senate.
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272873/justice-democrats-orchestrators-green-new-deal-discover-networks
In contrast to BNC's unusually ambitious goal of replacing all 435 U.S. House Members with political novices, JD deemed it wiser to support some incumbent Democrats and to direct its efforts chiefly toward unseating: only those Democrats whose politics were unacceptably centrist, and as many Republicans as possible.
Among the more noteworthy candidates who received JD's support but failed to win their respective elections were Ben Jealous and Abdul El-Sayed.
To secure JD's endorsement and support, candidates are required to pledge that they will not accept any money from corporate PACs or corporate lobbyists, and to openly embrace the organization's political platform.
Enact a Green New Deal, environmental legislation whose mission is to rapidly eliminate all fossil-fuel use from the U.S. economy; create a basic income program and a federal jobs guarantee that would provide a "Living wage" to every person who wants one; implement a government-run, single-payer health care system called "Medicare For All"; and replace free-market capitalism with a socialist framework.
Secure the "voting rights" of "every American citizen" by eliminating Voter ID laws allegedly designed "to disenfranchise voting blocks who have traditionally supported Democrats.
"Support the movement to provide statehood for Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico" - places whose residents overwhelmingly support Democrats over Republicans - "in order to bring balance to the increasingly skewed Senate.
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272873/justice-democrats-orchestrators-green-new-deal-discover-networks
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