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Frank TorresSeptember 28, 2015

Monday morning, Democratic candidate Susannah Randolph announced two endorsements from progressive organizations in her bid to replace Alan Grayson in Florida’s 9th Congressional District. The Progressive Change Campaign Committee and Democracy for America are each backing Randolph, Grayson’s former congressional District Director. In a statement, PCC officials say Randolph “has dedicated her life to making progressive victories happen […]

Ryan RayJuly 20, 2015

Citing personal baggage and “divisive rhetoric,” national leaders in the progressive movement are abstaining from supporting U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson‘s campaign to leave his safe Democratic House seat to jump to the Senate, writes Andrea Drusch in National Journal. “Alan Grayson’s opening Senate salvo should have been the campaign of liberals’ dreams. In the first week of […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 11, 2015

Although Elizabeth Warren has said she does not intend to challenge Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination for president, that hasn’t stopped activists from attempting to draft her to run. And those activists say a new poll of likely Democratic Iowa caucus-goers and New Hampshire primary voters shows there is momentum for such a candidacy. […]

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