Sanders in 2016 said the Working Families Party was 'the closest thing' to 'my vision of democratic socialism.'
Working Families Party was trending on Monday after top-tier 2020 Democratic candidate Elizabeth Warren won an endorsement from the progressive group that endorsed one of her competitors, Senator Bernie Sanders, in the 2016 presidential election cycle.
Warren, who has made the biggest gains of any candidate recently, received more than 60 percent of votes on the first ballot with"tens of thousands" of members and national committee heads participating, a spokesman for the party told. Sanders came in second, followed by former housing secretary Julián Castro, Senator Cory Booker and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.
"Senator Warren knows how to kick Wall Street kleptocrats where it hurts, and she's got some truly visionary plans to make this country work for the many," Working Families Party national director Maurice Mitchell told"We need a mass movement to make her plans a reality, and we're going to be a part of that work."
Warren rejoiced at the party's announcement it had endorsed her for president in the Democratic primary by quote tweeting the group and commenting,"Grateful for @WorkingFamilies endorsement today. Together, we're going to make the big, structural change we need so that government works for all of us—not just the wealthy and well-connected."
She also tweeted a video of herself smiling and raising her hands and captioned it,"What cheering in the Quiet Car looks like. Thanks @WorkingFamilies!"
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