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I think there is a vacuum in US politics waiting for another real populist movement. And it should be working on the base of local and state offices, as well as building party machinery that transcends any single election. And it should NOT be focused around Hail Mary presidential candidates like Bernie until there is a network of democratic socialists in power somewhere besides Vermont.

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That's part of Bernie's thing, even if he can't win the nomination he can put a lot of populist candidates into government positions. It's one reason why he hasn't stopped campaigning, he can use his campaign's money to finance candidates in lower races.

Where's the best place to find a list of the campaigns Sanders has moved his money into? It would be interesting to see how those candidates line up with his message. Since he raised money outside the DNC (much like Obama did) I'm not sure exactly how those contributions are being measured.

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