Leading progressive groups are issuing a call for unity as the public rift between Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren widens ahead of the first round of Democratic presidential primary voting.
Eighteen days out from the Iowa caucuses, 18 influential organizations with ties to both candidates -- and strong stakes in the wider movement -- are launching a campaign to unite the Democratic left and push voters to act strategically on caucus night by not leaving their sites"without casting their final vote for one of the top two progressives in the race.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's historic 2018 primary bid, but has remained neutral in the primary, is also among the signatories, along with the Sanders-backing Sunrise Movement, a youth-led climate group best known for agitating for a"Green New Deal." Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Sanders last October. Democracy for America, which stepped up almost immediately following reports of disquiet between the two campaigns, issued a warning along with its commitment.
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