Hillary supporters insist on perpetuating the meme that Bernie Sanders is doing nothing for down ballot Democrats, in diaries and comments. Yesterday I wrote about Bernie fundraising forPramila Jaypal
Today he sent out a fundraising email for Zephyr Teachout, who lost her bid for Governor against Andrew Cuomo thanks in part due to his double crossing the Working Families Party, and aided by “progressive” mayor Bill deBlasio.
When we talk about a political revolution, we also need to have people in Congress who aren't beholden to special interests.
That's why I want you to meet Zephyr Teachout, who's running for Congress in New York as a Democrat.
Zephyr literally wrote the book on political corruption. She understands better than anybody how special interests try to buy off politicians, and she's dedicated her life to fixing our broken political system.
Zephyr is exactly the kind of person I'd want in Congress when I'm president. That's why I'm asking you directly:
Split a $10 contribution to Bernie 2016 and to Zephyr Teachout to make sure we have people in Congress who can stand up to special interests and do what's right for working people.
Zephyr's not just against fracking – she worked hand-in-hand with anti-fracking activists to help stop it in New York State.
She's not just against political corruption – she's led organizations to fight the influence of money in politics and to break up the banks too.
And now that she's running for Congress, she's doing it with a grassroots movement, with more than 10,000 donors to her campaign in just a few months.
Zephyr is the real deal. Can you help her with a contribution?
Contribute $10 to help win the White House and elect Zephyr Teachout to Congress. Let's put a whole political revolution in power.
Thanks for being a part of our movement.