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From the first votes cast in Iowa to the last votes cast at the
Convention, progressives need to come together and win.

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John, although there are significant differences between
Sanders and Warren, there’s a reason why they’re both hated by the
corporate-Wall Street wing of the Democratic Party.

These two have most of the grass-roots energy, most of the enthusiasm, and
most of the ideas that are critical for winning in 2020. Most importantly
both Warren and Sanders understand that our system is rigged, and that
economic and political power must be reallocated from a corporate-Wall
Street elite to the vast majority.

This is why the Wall Street wing hates them and why they’re pouring money
into the campaigns of some of their opponents in the Democratic primaries.

It's also why much of the corporate press is ignoring the enthusiasm
they’re generating, and why it’s picking apart proposals like Medicare for
All and a Wealth Tax as if they were specific pieces of legislation. And
it's why corporate and Wall Street Democrats have mounted a campaign to
make you believe that Warren and Sanders are "too far to the left" to beat
Trump, and therefore "unelectable."

This is total rubbish.

In fact, it’s Sanders or Warren who have the best chance of beating Trump.
That’s because presidential elections are determined by turnout. Over a
third of eligible voters don’t vote. They only go to the polls if they’re
motivated. And what motivates people most is a candidate who stands for
average people and against power and privilege.

The real divide in America today is establishment versus
anti-establishment, the comparatively few at the top who have siphoned off
much of the wealth of this nation versus average Americans whose wages
have gone nowhere.

This is why both Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are best positioned
to beat Trump -- and alter the power structure in America so we don’t
invite more demagogues like him in the future.

Only two things stand in the way. The first is the power structure itself,
which is trying to persuade Democrats that neither Warren or Sanders can
defeat Trump, and that Democrats should put up a milquetoast moderate
instead -- which, if they succeed, will increase the odds Trump gets a
second term.

The second danger is that as the primary season heats up, supporters of
Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders will wage war on each other, and that
will take both of them down.

It’s true that only one of them can be the Democratic nominee. But as long
as the backers of both of them eventually come together behind one of
them, we will have the votes to take the White House, flip the Senate, and
begin the work of making this great nation work for the many, rather than
the few.

That’s why I’m asking progressives to unite. We need to work together to
win. We need to make our case to the American people on why our chosen
candidate is the best chance we have to beat Trump, but we need to focus
our fight for the nomination against the corporate wing, not each other.

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commit to fighting hard for your chosen candidate against the corporate
wing, but not against each other.

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When you click through, you can watch a short video we put together going
into more detail on the points I’m making above. After you sign the
pledge, I encourage you to share it with like minded friends and family --
or anyone you think needs to hear the case and join our fight to unite for
a progressive President.

Look, there are many good Democratic candidates, and any one of them would
make a far better president than Trump. Hell, a used car would make a
better president than Trump and I will definitely support whoever
ultimately becomes the nominee.

But our odds of beating Trump are best with either Elizabeth Warren or
Bernie Sanders. It’s also our best chance to make America the nation it
should and can be.

Let’s make the most of our power in the Democratic primary and unite for a
progressive President.

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-Robert

Robert Reich
Former Secretary of Labor
Inequality Media






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