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Howie Hawkins, 315-200-6046, [email protected]
Kevin Zeese, 301-996-6582, [email protected]
Hawkins Invites Sanders Supporters to join his Green Socialist Presidential Campaign
(SYRACUSE, NY, April 8, 2020) – Howie Hawkins is the presidential nominee of the Socialist Party USA and is leading in the Green Party primaries for that party’s nomination.
Hawkins released the following statement regarding Bernie Sanders suspension of his presidential campaign:
“Bernie Sanders earned the support of millions by advancing socialist solutions: Medicare for All, Green New Deal, Economic Bill of Rights, and more. I invite his supporters to join my campaign to continue to fight for socialist solutions through the November election and beyond.
The fight for a socialist revolution is more critical than ever as we face COVID-19, climate calamity, the new nuclear arms race, and the long-growing racial and economic inequality that has led to a decline in the life expectancy of the American working class. These are life-or-death issues that require real solutions, socialist solutions.
Bernie deserves praise for fighting for the 99% but it was not an agenda ever embraced by the leadership of the Democrats.
Voters are left with a miserable choice between the major party candidates: Donald Trump, the racist incompetent, and Joe Biden, the neoliberal hawk. To settle for Biden as the lesser evil is to join the opposition of the corporate establishment to Medicare for All, a full-strength Green New Deal, and an Economic Bill of Rights to end poverty and economic despair.
We are running out of time on the pandemic, climate, nuclear arms, and deadly poverty and economic despair. Real solutions can’t wait.
Let’s continue to fight of socialist solutions through the November election and beyond. Keep the revolution alive. We are fighting for our future.”
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count me in!
I supported Sanders very strongly both this election cycle and last, but it’s become clear that the Democratic Party no longer cares about people like me. I’m proudly going Green.
I was an independent but moved to Democratic party in order to vote for Senator Sanders in the 2016 Oregon primaries. I ended up writing in Bernie Sanders on the general election ballot.
This year after I receive my primary ballot where I will still vote for Mr Sanders. I will proceed to #DemExit. I pledge my vote for Mr. Hawkins if Bernie Sanders has no box to check in the general election.
I have been a loyal Bernie supporter for over 30 years but now I am disappointed
with Bernie and the so-called progressive Squad. I will not go back to the
corporate democratic party. I just joined the Green Party and will support
Howie Hawkins.
I have to say, I agree with this. The bubble the Dems and Republicans create is not a sustainable way of life as we are finding out. What will be the next disaster or health crisis we face because of greed, ego and carelessness with two fighting parties that can’t come together for a better country and healthy planet? Imma thinking I’m leaning Green Party…again.
I supported Sanders in 2016 and 2020. It has become obvious the Democratic Party is a major part of the problem-not a solution to what ails us! I have switched to registering Green. No more compromising. Our country needs change!
I am the same as Russ, above me in the comments. I was independent as well but I moved to the Democratic Party in order to vote Sanders in the Oregon primaries.
I too will be voting Sanders in the primaries when I receive my ballot and I too am prepared to immediately proceed to #DemExit. The Democrat party has proven (again) that they are not the party of the people, nor do they intend to be. I pledge my vote for Howie Hawkings.
I am a registered independent and also was a Bernie supporter in 2016 and 2020. Since Bernie did not win the nomination last time I voted FOR a candidate that represented by beliefs – Jill Stein. This time I will do the same. Howie Hawkins has my vote. I am so tired of the Dems telling me that not voting for their candidate is a vote for Trump. It certainly is NOT. This country was started by people voting FOR a candidate. I am voting FOR Howie Hawkins.
Count this Bernie Bro in. I will not choose the lesser of two evils, we don’t have time to sit around and wait 4 more years for progress.
I can’t wait to get rid of the corporate-owned corrupt duopoly. Just think if we’d all been bold enough to vote GREEN in 2016. Our lives would be so much better.
The Green Party is already well-established and is in many countries all over the world, just what our dying planet needs.
If ever there was a time to go 3rd party, it’s 2020! Easy decision.
Better late than never! Welcome aboard!