Liberal groups to Bernie and Hillary: Time to unify

[BootinUp]

By Gabriel Debenedetti

06/17/16 08:00 AM EDT


BURLINGTON, Vt. — A coalition of high-profile liberal groups that supported both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary is coming together on Friday to urge a new period of unity while the party works to defeat Donald Trump.

The roughly 450-word open letter — signed by groups as varied as the 2 million-member, Clinton-supporting Service Employees International Union and the Sanders-backing Friends of the Earth — doesn’t mention Clinton, Sanders, or Trump by name, but its message is unmistakable.

“The stakes this November couldn’t be higher. Our nation must choose between the politics that seek to unite us and the politics of division and hate. The organizations we represent are committed to joining together to support candidates who commit to enact the policies and practice the politics required to secure the future of our country,” reads the missive, which lands just days after the final primary contest and hours after Sanders delivered a live-streamed speech to his supporters in which he didn’t concede but pledged to defeat Trump.

“We stand united against and will fight together against politicians who disguise their own lack of vision by manipulating racial and economic fears and who prioritize corporate interests and right-wing extremism over basic protections for all Americans."

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/liberal-groups-to-bernie-and-hillary-time-to-unify-224470#ixzz4BqDZzwvi
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[randome]

1. Liberal groups? They're not good enough!

Like any roadside preacher, only Bernie Sanders defines who is pure at heart! Repent, ye sinners!

[NWCorona]

2. I'm not sure that's possible anymore