TX-SEN: Bernie Sanders tells Texas progressives to back Harris, says Allred win would "make all the difference"

[RandySF]

SAN MARCOS — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said Tuesday that a surge in progressive turnout could deliver Texas to Democratic nominee Kamala Harris and decide the balance of the Senate by electing Rep. Colin Allred in his bid to oust GOP Sen. Ted Cruz.

“It will make all the difference in the world if Colin is elected to the Senate,” Sanders said in an interview ahead of an afternoon rally at Texas State University. “He'll give us a chance to control the Senate and begin to pass legislation that benefits working people. So I very much hope that he wins.”

Sanders visited the campus in San Marcos as part of a three-day swing through Texas that includes rallies in San Antonio and Austin, where the Vermont senator is aiming to mobilize his loyal progressive base for the November election. Joining Sanders as he campaigns up and down the I-35 corridor are New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Greg Casar of Austin, and former El Paso congressman and gubernatorial nominee Beto O’Rourke.

The progressive politicians were not joined by Allred or other Democrats running in battleground districts. Sanders, asked why he did not team up with Allred and other candidates on his trip, said he did not want to "get involved in internal Texas politics." He added that the main goal of his visit was to turn out young voters, especially those who have never voted before, and encourage his supporters to set aside whatever objections they might have to Harris’ support for Israel’s war in Gaza.



https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/01/bernie-sanders-texas-colin-allred-kamala-harris/

[MagickMuffin]

1. No DFW VISITS? That makes no sense especially since Colin is from here

Weird we’d be left off!