Nearly three dozen former campaign staffers for Elizabeth Warren announced their support of her ideological ally Bernie Sanders.
Members of her now-defunct campaign staff revealed their endorsement for the senator from Vermont in a Medium blog post Tuesday evening.
“We also understand and respect that many Warren supporters are still processing their feelings as well. We urge them to take care of themselves first and we stand ready to welcome them back into the fight when they are ready,” the wrote.
“We … are ready to get back in the fight for a just and progressive future. We know that we need a bold, ambitious policy agenda for working families, marginalized communities, and our planet. We know that we won’t beat Donald Trump by simply talking about a return to business as usual,” the piece continued. “We hold these values close to our hearts because we’ve spent months talking about them with community members and volunteers in the field on behalf of Elizabeth Warren.”
The letter goes on to outline five goals for the Warren-turned-Sanders supporters. They include working to consolidate the two liberal bases behind Sanders while also reaching out to former Warren supporters who may be considering throwing their support behind former Vice President Joe Biden. They also seek to mobilize grassroots organizing and volunteer work while also pushing to see Sanders build “a broad-based inclusive coalition founded on respect and empowering women and non-binary individuals to run for office.” They also want the Massachusetts senator to adapt her plans to “end Washington corruption, her LGBTQ+ plans, her plans to uplift women of color, and ending the filibuster.”
Warren withdrew from the race last week following a disappointing showing on Super Tuesday, where she failed to win a single state. While many expected her to back the senator from her neighboring state, she has yet to do so.
