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28. If you can, please contribute to her campaign

Sat Nov 16, 2013, 05:49 AM

Nov 2013

I don't live in Washington state or Vermont, but I've supported Bernie Sanders' campaigns since he was mayor of Burlington and now am happy to say I supported Kshama Sawant's City Council race in Seattle as well.

Of course there are socialists that work inside the Democratic Party including the Democratic Socialists of America, but I personally believe it's better to be an "out" socialist like Bernie and Kshama.

If you liked what happened in Seattle, please consider sending a few bucks to her campaign.

http://www.votesawant.org/

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Conlin Concedes: Seattle Elects Sawant as First Socialist Councilmember [View all] Divernan Nov 2013 OP

k&r thanks for posting. nm rhett o rick Nov 2013 #1

Oh man... SoapBox Nov 2013 #2

This certainly underscores the importance of the down-ticket work. Just the fact she got any press libdem4life Nov 2013 #3

Did you see her on Chris Hayes tonight? n/t ReRe Nov 2013 #12

No, darn it. I usually check in. Now she's hit the MSM! That ought to get their heads bursting. libdem4life Nov 2013 #16

Yip... ReRe Nov 2013 #19

You Tube link Joe Shlabotnik Nov 2013 #29

As "progressive" as he is... CanSocDem Nov 2013 #31

Hayes definitely knows better, Joe Shlabotnik Nov 2013 #44

Here's a link to her Pirate Television hour long interview a couple of months ago... cascadiance Nov 2013 #47

The Stranger told me not to vote for her tavalon Nov 2013 #4

Doesn't sound like 'The Stranger' is really an alternative rag. delrem Nov 2013 #7

Keep in mind this is Seattle, not South Carolina. Divernan Nov 2013 #11

good. yes, good. delrem Nov 2013 #14

Their reasoning was "she has no relevent experience" tavalon Nov 2013 #13

What?? The Stranger was one of the strongest Sawant supporters! n/t eridani Nov 2013 #9

I may be remembering it wrong. tavalon Nov 2013 #17

The Stranger has strongly supported Sawant suffragette Nov 2013 #33

Yeah if there was a Stranger endorsement of Conlin, it was in contrast to many, many pro-Sawant DireStrike Nov 2013 #36

That is the one! tavalon Nov 2013 #40

Not such an amazing memory suffragette Nov 2013 #43

To use a cliche tavalon Nov 2013 #45

WA has socialist roots, even a CP, and not that it's the same thing, strong unionists. freshwest Nov 2013 #5

We in Seattle are way, way more liberal than the rest of the state tavalon Nov 2013 #15

"why the rest of the state despises us" NOT TRUE! There are, possibly, jtuck004 Nov 2013 #20

Thank you, jtuck004! tavalon Nov 2013 #41

"The rest of the state" Scootaloo Nov 2013 #23

lol ctsnowman Nov 2013 #34

There is a reason why many of the same people who didn't support her against Chopp-- eridani Nov 2013 #22

His seniority was a factor for me, also his commitments to some of our social safety net. I'm glad freshwest Nov 2013 #25

Speaking of Van Jones, everyone should subscribe to Reclaim the Dream n/t eridani Nov 2013 #26

Thanks. tavalon Nov 2013 #42

Good dharmamarx Nov 2013 #6

Being a 'leftist' means... CanSocDem Nov 2013 #32

Sawant didn't get elected last time. The grass-roots didn't evaporate then. DireStrike Nov 2013 #37

excellent gopiscrap Nov 2013 #8

Please see the Washington State forum for a lot more articles eridani Nov 2013 #10

I don't live in Washington passiveporcupine Nov 2013 #18

The two-party system is inevitable Scootaloo Nov 2013 #24

k&r n/t RainDog Nov 2013 #21

This is great news. HijackedLabel Nov 2013 #27

If you can, please contribute to her campaign OutNow Nov 2013 #28

What a flock of good news to cheer me up this morning IrishAyes Nov 2013 #30

K & R ctsnowman Nov 2013 #35

This also counters the 'what has anyone from the Occupied movement done' suffragette Nov 2013 #38

I support some of her policies but cosmicone Nov 2013 #39

Looks like the old Transit and Sustainability BS isn't flying anymore EricMaundry Nov 2013 #46

K&R YES!!! idwiyo Nov 2013 #48