Last night, we got some disappointing news.

Bernie Sanders’ campaign is instructing volunteers to dismiss our broad-based, inclusive campaign by saying the “people who support [Elizabeth] are highly-educated, more affluent people.”

When I heard that description, I didn’t recognize it. That doesn’t describe me or many of the passionate volunteers and organizers I know. This type of attack isn’t about disagreeing on issues — it’s about dismissing the potency of our grassroots movement.

Let’s be clear: As a party, and as a country, we can’t afford to repeat the factionalism of the 2016 primary. To win in November, we need a nominee who can unite a broad coalition of Democrats — who will excite every part of the Democratic party and inspires more people to join the fight.

If you want the Democratic primary to be about a substantive vision for a country that works for everyone, I'm asking you to support our campaign with a contribution right now.

Here’s why this is personal for me: My parents were immigrants from China who both worked two jobs to pay their bills. They waited tables, sold souvenirs, sewed clothes, and did everything they could to give my brothers and me a better life. I dropped out of high school but got back on track, got my GED, and graduated from a state school.

Now, I’m Elizabeth’s campaign manager. She’s lived the American dream too — growing up in Oklahoma, her family barely hanging onto its place in the middle class, getting a degree from a commuter college for $50 a semester, becoming a teacher, professor, senator, and candidate for president.

We’re fighting to open doors for the next kid to get ahead. And everytime I’m out on the road with Elizabeth, I see her inspiring new people to join the fight, because in her story, they see themselves, and in her plans, they see a path out of the mess we’re in as a country.

I have all the respect in the world for Bernie Sanders, but when talking about our movement, his campaign has it backwards. I hope he reconsiders what he’s encouraging.

No matter what, we’ll keep running to unite the party and defeat Donald Trump.

We'll be spending our time taking selfies (100,000 and counting!), holding more town halls and public events, and building on our grassroots-funded movement — one that’s powered by more than 2.7 million contributions from nearly 1 million donors chipping in to something they believe in.

And in the final days before the Iowa caucuses, we’ll be knocking on doors, making calls, and having thousands of meaningful conversations with people all across the country to get as many people involved and out to the polls and caucuses as possible. That’s how we win in 2020. And that’s how we deliver big, structural change in 2021.

If that’s the type of campaign you’re proud to be a part of, please chip in $2 or whatever you can to help keep up the fight.

Thanks for everything, and I hope to see you on the road. -roger

Roger Lau
Campaign Manager
Warren for President

P.S. If the Bernie campaign's description rang false to you too, we'd love to hear your story. What brings you into this fight, and what issues do you care about?