http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1280&pid=109865

Support Canova and other down ticket and state candidates, like DU's own votesparks, who have endorsed and worked for Bernie, many of whom Bernie has also endorsed. Hundreds so far. Some of their donation links are here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1280&pid=9963

Anyone Bernie supporter who wants more names of these hundreds of candidates, pm me please. If I believe you are actually a Bernie supporter, I might even reply.

sadly that's not the case.

At the moment it's hard to see beyond that election. We see roadblocks, hurdles, antipathy and experience hurt feelings around that one election. It's hard in the midst of trying to win a nomination to see how coming in second is a part of a winning strategy.

But it is. Yes, this is discouraging and there is a sense that its time to walk away from this bruising. But that shouldn't be done without realizing it's greatest accomplishment is to put us in a better position for future efforts.

The most probable path to actualizing progressive influence in US politics remains gaining influence inside the Dem party. As this presidential primary season has demonstrated, it's via the party where not far from half of dem leaning voters clearly lean toward progressive ideas that significant support exists. No other political organization in American politics has that progressive corps. And we now know their names, contact information and their preferred level of participation.

Sanders knew when he started his campaign that what was needed is a movement that changes the dominant political narratives in America. That remains true today.

Winning in the short term isn't everything, especially when everything depends on big change. Sanders has developed assets that make more progressive success easier from inside the democratic party. When the sting of disappointment subsides, when Sanders gets beyond the convention, I suspect the application of those assets will begin to take place.

Change/rebuilding/reform (whatever label you put on it) is a long term process that takes an army of commitment. Sanders has identified an army of volunteering, donating supporters. He's also shown that what was believed to be the impossible impediment to overcome can be circumvented. Campaign funding does not need to depend on the trickle down of quid pro quo expecting oligarchs.

Yes, now is a hard time. We struggle with emotions and impatience of bringing closure to a presidential campaign, that yet demands the effort of pushing for rule changes at the national convention in order to make future change more feasible. We anxiously wait to see the transformation of short-term campaign supporters into an enlisted-for-the-duration national movement.

We need this as much as anything. We just need more progressives in office-- end of story. The groundwork for a revolution has to be laid now and Bernie is still in a great position to do it.