NEW: Bernie Sanders Endorses Morales for Providence Mayor
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NEW: Bernie Sanders Endorses Morales for Providence Mayor
U.S. Senator and former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has endorsed Rhode Island State Representative David Morales for Mayor of Providence.
The announcement was made by the Morales campaign on Friday.
“What we are trying to do is build a grass-roots, multiracial, working-class party that will stand up to the oligarchs,” said Sanders. “What you also have to understand is we are taking on — when we take on the Democratic establishment — you’re taking on super PACs, you’re taking on billionaires who fund many of the people who oppose our candidates.”
Sanders served as the Mayor of Burlington, Vermont, before being elected to the Senate
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The Morales campaign said that "Senator Sanders has made it clear that he is supporting candidates around the country who are taking on the political establishment and committed to building a government and a Democratic Party that serves the needs of working people."
“Bernie Sanders was one of my earliest inspirations in politics,” said Rep. Morales. “At a time when too many of our leaders are serving the interests of the donor class, Senator Sanders speaks with moral clarity on the responsibility of government to put working people first.”
The Morales campaign said that "Senator Sanders has made it clear that he is supporting candidates around the country who are taking on the political establishment and committed to building a government and a Democratic Party that serves the needs of working people."
“Bernie Sanders was one of my earliest inspirations in politics,” said Rep. Morales. “At a time when too many of our leaders are serving the interests of the donor class, Senator Sanders speaks with moral clarity on the responsibility of government to put working people first.”