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Super PAC Begins Populist Push to Support Bernie Sanders
Time:A California-based super PAC is beginning a new effort to help Bernie Sanders win the Democratic nomination by holding superdelegates accountable to Democratic primary voters.
Progressive Kick, a 527 PAC based in Oakland, unveiled a website this week that allows users to track superdelegate commitments and reach out to them. The effort cost around $5,000, the super PAC’s president, Joshua Grossman, said.
Grossman said his super PAC’s effort is intended to pressure more Democratic superdelegates to follow the voters pick in choosing which candidate to support in the primary. Superdelegates, unlike most delegates, can choose which candidate to back, regardless of the popular vote, and have so far overwhelmingly backed Hillary Clinton.
The group, which has spent several million dollars supporting progressive candidates in recent years, also worked in conjunction with the groups Ready to Fight and Women for Bernie to launch an online petition that garnered nearly 200,000 signatures.
Progressive Kick, a 527 PAC based in Oakland, unveiled a website this week that allows users to track superdelegate commitments and reach out to them. The effort cost around $5,000, the super PAC’s president, Joshua Grossman, said.
Grossman said his super PAC’s effort is intended to pressure more Democratic superdelegates to follow the voters pick in choosing which candidate to support in the primary. Superdelegates, unlike most delegates, can choose which candidate to back, regardless of the popular vote, and have so far overwhelmingly backed Hillary Clinton.
The group, which has spent several million dollars supporting progressive candidates in recent years, also worked in conjunction with the groups Ready to Fight and Women for Bernie to launch an online petition that garnered nearly 200,000 signatures.
