Our Revolution, the liberal activist group born out of Vermont senator Bernie Sanders’s 2016 presidential campaign, is publicly feuding with Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris over her decision to tout “endorsements from figures like Liz Cheney and other Republicans.”
In a press release issued Wednesday—less than two weeks before Election Day—the group said Harris is wasting “precious time chasing GOP endorsements that won’t translate into votes.” The release included a survey of thousands of “progressive voters,” 15 percent of whom said they would not vote for Harris due, in part, to her “strategy of embracing Republican figures like Liz Cheney.”
“We’ve seen time and time again that it is not a winning strategy,” said Our Revolution executive director Joseph Geevarghese. “In a world of limited time and resources, Democrats should invest resources in their base, not in courting Republicans who aren’t coming over.”
“Our survey and reports from the field tell us that progressives are deeply concerned about the campaign’s focus on appeasing conservatives while ignoring the bread-and-butter issues that matter most to working families.”
The group’s willingness to spar with Harris in the open just days before the election could spell trouble for the vice president. Harris is polling neck-and-neck with former president Donald Trump in swing states such as Michigan, where more than 100,000 people voted “uncommitted” in the state’s Democratic primary. Our Revolution endorsed that effort, which was led by Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s (D., Mich.) sister. […]
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