The progressive political action committee that encouraged Elizabeth Warren to run has opted to let its supporters pick which candidate will now receive their endorsement.
In order for a candidate to win Democracy for America’s endorsement, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders or Martin O’Malley must secure a supermajority of at least 66.67 percent of the votes cast.
With its over 1 million members, DFA — the Howard Dean-founded, Vermont-based liberal PAC — says it helped 843 candidates with progressive values nationwide through their grassroots efforts, but this will be their first Democratic presidential primary endorsement.
DFA promised to “run a 100 percent positive campaign” and endorse the eventual Democratic nominee no matter who receives the group’s backing in the primaries.
“DFA was founded on the firm belief that the Democratic Party is stronger when it listens to and invests in the organizing of its grassroots, progressive base,” Democracy for America executive director Charles Chamberlain said in a statement. “Our open presidential endorsement process is specifically designed to reflect our time-tested faith in the progressive movement’s grassroots wisdom, energy and enthusiasm.”
Voting began Monday and will continue through Dec. 17.
