Thousands of Potential Candidates RESPOND to Bernie Sanders’ Appeal
PRESS RELEASE
Thousands of Potential Candidates Respond to Sanders’ Appeal
JUNE 17TH, 2016
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Less than 24 hours after U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders called on his supporters to run for office at the local or state level, nearly 6,700 people have signed up on BernieSanders.com/Win to learn more.
In total, almost 11,000 supporters expressed interest in running for office or volunteering for other Sanders supporters who run.
Sanders called the response “extraordinary.”
“I have no doubt that with the energy and enthusiasm our campaign has shown that we can win significant numbers of local and state elections if people are prepared to become involved,” Sanders said. “This will be part of transforming our country from the bottom on up.”
Since 2009, some 900 legislative seats have been lost to Republicans in state after state throughout this country. In fact, the Republican Party now controls 31 state legislatures and controls both the governors’ mansions and statehouses in 23 states.
“That is unacceptable,” Sanders told supporters on Thursday, during a live online address.
The 6,685 supporters who expressed interest in running cover 51 percent of state house districts, 69 percent of state senate districts and every congressional district in the country.
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