On Tuesday, October 21, 2015, former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich joined hundreds of DFA members for a call on the 2016 election, his new book, "Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few" and to take live questions.
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On Tuesday, October 21, 2015, former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich joined hundreds of DFA members for a call on the 2016 election, his new book, "Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few" and to take live questions.
Today, Democracy for America (DFA) announced its endorsement of Sen. Jeff Merkley for reelection to the U.S. Senate in Oregon.
DFA was a strong supporter of Sen. Merkley in his first reelection bid in 2014 and, over the last six years, has worked closely with him on everything from progressive fights for…
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Of all issues, health care is likely the most difficult for Biden to move on, but Yvette Simpson, CEO of Democracy for America, feels it would be the most meaningful. Her organization also backed Sanders in the primary.
Simpson worries that if Biden can't show any additional policy changes on health care, it'll be challenging to motivate progressive voters to support him.
Two other important issues, she said, are climate change and income inequality. And on those, she thinks there could be some room for change.
"Despite the fact that I'm very, very hard on Biden, I think we have seen him shift over the decade, so I'm cautiously optimistic about his potential to shift," Simpson said. "We know him to be someone who is willing to listen, we've seen this shift on the [1990s] crime bill and his acknowledgement of his failures there."
DFA issued a statement Wednesday saying that is a "100% committed to doing everything" it can to ensure Biden defeats Trump.
That means it'll be using its organizing muscle — money and people — to turn out voters for Biden in November. "That'll be easier to do if he has some actual issues we can get people excited about," Simpson added with a laugh.
More…Democracy for America supporters like you are mobilizing to resist Donald Trump -- and defeat Trump Republicans in elections cross the country. Are you in?
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