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TexasTowelie

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Sat Aug 18, 2018, 05:11 PM Aug 2018

Democratic Socialists Of America Endorses Ringelstein over Sen. Angus King

PORTLAND, Maine - The Democratic Socialists of America is endorsing Zak Ringelstein in his bid to unseat popular independent Sen. Angus King in Maine.

The public school teacher is the only major-party Senate candidate in the nation to be a dues-paying democratic socialist. And he's the first Senate candidate to earn a DSA endorsement this year.

Founded nearly four decades ago, the DSA is seeing greater support since the election of Republican President Donald Trump in 2016. DSA-endorsed U.S. House candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won the Democratic nomination in her race in New York, scoring political upset against an incumbent Democrat.

Ringelstein says he wants to join Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont is bringing about "revolutionary change.''

http://www.mainepublic.org/post/democratic-socialists-america-endorses-ringelstein
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Democratic Socialists Of America Endorses Ringelstein over Sen. Angus King (Original Post) TexasTowelie Aug 2018 OP
This could split the vote and put a repuke in as Senator how stupid. kimbutgar Aug 2018 #1
But..but.. Let's ask Susan Wwcd Aug 2018 #2
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