Progressive groups unite to boost Bernie Sanders as Democratic attacks on him mount [View all]

The independent expenditure effort is dubbed "People Power for Bernie.

Jan. 30, 2020, 6:02 PM EST
By Alex Seitz-Wald

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DES MOINES, Iowa — Nine outside groups backing Bernie Sanders will begin coordinating efforts to boost the presidential candidate in what they say is the largest independent mobilizing drive in the Democratic field, aides with the coalition told NBC News.

The independent expenditure, dubbed "People Power for Bernie," will be barred from coordinating with Sanders' campaign, but members of the coalition will be able to team up on grassroots organizing and potentially advertising.

The reinforcements for Sanders comes just ahead of Monday’s first-in-the-nation caucuses in Iowa, where Sanders' surge into the lead in most polls has worried some moderates and prompted an almost $700,000 ad campaign from a pro-Israel Democratic group arguing Sanders can't beat President Donald Trump.

The groups include Democratic Socialists of America, the youth climate advocacy group Sunrise Movement, and Our Revolution, which spun off of Sanders' 2016 campaign, along with the progressive organizing groups Center for Popular Democracy Action, Make the Road, Action People's Action, Student Action and Progressive Democrats of America. Also part of the effort is the criminal justice group Dream Defenders.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/outside-groups-unite-back-bernie-sanders-democratic-attacks-him-mount-n1126926

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