MoveOn.org Celebrates Sanders, Congratulates Clinton, and Calls for Democrats to Embrace Sanders’ Agenda at Convention to Defeat Trump

“We’re ready to defeat Donald Trump and those who support and enable his hateful and toxic agenda.”

With the voting completed in the final Democratic Primary in Washington, D.C., MoveOn.org Political Action Executive Director Ilya Sheyman released this statement:

“MoveOn members congratulate Secretary Hillary Clinton on her glass-ceiling-shattering campaign and being the presumptive Democratic nominee for President of the United States.

“MoveOn members thank and celebrate Senator Bernie Sanders for his inspiring, issue-driven campaign that’s elevated a powerful progressive agenda, electrified the country and brought millions of new voters into the political process. It’s clear that the vision and movement at the heart of Sanders political revolution are not only future of the Democratic Party, but the here and now.

“At the upcoming Democratic Convention, the Democratic Party needs to embrace a bold progressive platform that will, amongst other priorities, tackle economic inequality, pursue diplomacy over war, fight to get big money out of politics, confront climate change, confront sexism, structural racism and misogyny, and address the need for immigration reform.

“And the party needs to pass reforms to the nominating process to actively embrace millions of voters brought in by the Sanders campaign.

“The best way to defeat Donald Trump and those who support and enable his toxic and hateful campaign is for the Democratic party to welcome Bernie Sanders’ supporters and unite behind a bold progressive agenda for the future.

“We’re ready to defeat Donald Trump and those who support and enable his hateful and toxic agenda.”

For more information read this piece on Medium by MoveOn.org Political Action Executive Director Ilya Sheyman: https://medium.com/@MoveOn.org/the-political-revolution-bernie-sparked-is-just-beginning-b5b55b4b5bc7

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