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sabrina 1

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9. They were wrong about OWS. The endorsement for Bernie came from the original organizers of OWS
Sun May 3, 2015, 06:32 PM
May 2015

It was THEY who started the whole movement which exploded across the country (not what they had anticipated).

There are no better organizers that I know of than those who got OWS going.

All of them are experienced political organizers who took a back seat once the movement took off on its own.

They planned OWS for three months and did a trial run to check the police reaction so they would be sure they had covered everything regarding filming every arrest, having lawyers on hand for each arrestee and then launched what was supposed to be about a week long sit in, in one city, but spread so fast and lasted ten times longer than anticipated.

They have just announced THEIR endorsement, now they will be organizing, as they did before.

OWS is very active in most states right now. I follow most of them on Twitter.

Just like the first phase, I am certain that this phase will be planned and organized to create the same kind of enthusiasm especially among young people, as the first phase was.

It will take time and planning, but I have the utmost confidence that Bernie is going to have an army of young activists across the country doing what they do best, getting out the crowds.

One house party isn't indicative of Bernie's supporters.

He was an early supporter of Occupy and they will remember that.

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