Interest Groups
NAACP
The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination. The primary focus of the NAACP continues to be the protection and enhancement of the civil rights of African Americans and other minorities. Bernie Sanders stands for racial justice, specifically addressing four types of violence against people of color: physical, political, legal, and economic. The support of this group will increase the number of African-American voters in support of Bernie Sanders because they will believe in Bernie’s stance against racism. Especially after events surrounding police and African-Americans have enraged many people of color, the support of the NAACP will increase Bernie’s popularity among African-Americans and others that believe in racial justice.
Marijuana Policy Project
The mission of the Marijuana Policy Project is to Increase public support for non-punitive, non-coercive marijuana policies, change state laws to reduce or eliminate penalties for the medical and non-medical use of marijuana, and gain influence in Congress. Bernie Sanders believes in the medical use of marijuana. He also believes in smaller punishments for recreational possession of marijuana in small amounts. The war on drugs has put too many nonviolent offenders in jail while not focusing enough efforts on discouraging dangerous drugs such as heroin. “I have real concerns about implications of the war on drugs. We have been engaged in it for decades now with a huge cost and the destruction of a whole lot of lives of people who were never involved in any violent activities.” -Bernie Sanders. Support from this group will increase support from younger voters and the many progressives that believe in a change in the war on drugs.
Common Cause
Common Cause seeks by sustained and focused lobbying campaigns, grassroots activities, and other efforts: To strengthen public participation and public faith in our institutions of self-government: To ensure that government and the political process serve the general interest, rather than special interest: To curb the excessive influence of money on government decisions and elections: To promote fair and honest elections and high ethical standards for government officials: and to protect the civil rights and civil liberties of all Americans. Bernie Sanders is standing up for the common American citizen against the big money corruption involved in politics. By doing this, Bernie hopes to restore faith in the government and get the voices of the entire population heard, not just the wealthy class. Support from Common Cause will validify Bernie’s drive to fight back against the unethical amount of money in politics, increasing the voters’ faith in him. One way Bernie can gain their support is by running his campaign primarily on individual contributions, not on money from large corporations.
National Organization for Women
Since its founding in 1966, National Organization for Women's goal has been to take action to bring about equality for all women. NOW works to eliminate discrimination and harassment in the workplace, schools, the justice system, and all other sectors of society; secure abortion, birth control and reproductive rights for all women; end all forms of violence against women; eradicate racism, sexism and homophobia; and promote equality and justice in our society. “When it comes to the rights of women, we cannot go backwards. We have to go forward.” -Bernie Sanders Bernie Sanders is pro-choice, believing that women have the right to get an abortion. This is an extremely big issue in the 2016 campaign, and support from this group will increase support from those that believe in women’s reproductive rights. Additionally, Bernie believes in equal pay for women and men in the workplace and wants to work against domestic violence toward women.
Disabled American Veterans
The mission of the Disabled American Veterans is one of service and advocacy on behalf of the men and women who put their lives on the line to ensure our safety, to protect our freedoms and cherished way of life. What is right for our nation and our citizens is to take care of those who served. Even though Bernie is against going to war, he is very much in favor of caring for our veterans. “While serious people can have legitimate differences about when our country should go to war, there should never be a debate whether we fulfill the promises made to the men and women who served this country in the military. As a nation, we have a moral obligation to provide the best quality care to those who have put their lives on the line to defend us.” - Bernie Sanders. Support from this group will encourage veterans to vote for Bernie Sanders, even though he was against the Vietnam war.
Human Rights Campaign
The Human Rights Campaign is America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. By inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC strives to end discrimination against LGBT citizens and realize a nation that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all. Bernie supports equal rights for the LGBT community and support from this group will help him gain the support of more LGBT voters. Bernie Sanders is currently a co sponsor of the Equality Act, which expands the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include protect against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. This will help him gain support from the Human Rights Campaign.
The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination. The primary focus of the NAACP continues to be the protection and enhancement of the civil rights of African Americans and other minorities. Bernie Sanders stands for racial justice, specifically addressing four types of violence against people of color: physical, political, legal, and economic. The support of this group will increase the number of African-American voters in support of Bernie Sanders because they will believe in Bernie’s stance against racism. Especially after events surrounding police and African-Americans have enraged many people of color, the support of the NAACP will increase Bernie’s popularity among African-Americans and others that believe in racial justice.
Marijuana Policy Project
The mission of the Marijuana Policy Project is to Increase public support for non-punitive, non-coercive marijuana policies, change state laws to reduce or eliminate penalties for the medical and non-medical use of marijuana, and gain influence in Congress. Bernie Sanders believes in the medical use of marijuana. He also believes in smaller punishments for recreational possession of marijuana in small amounts. The war on drugs has put too many nonviolent offenders in jail while not focusing enough efforts on discouraging dangerous drugs such as heroin. “I have real concerns about implications of the war on drugs. We have been engaged in it for decades now with a huge cost and the destruction of a whole lot of lives of people who were never involved in any violent activities.” -Bernie Sanders. Support from this group will increase support from younger voters and the many progressives that believe in a change in the war on drugs.
Common Cause
Common Cause seeks by sustained and focused lobbying campaigns, grassroots activities, and other efforts: To strengthen public participation and public faith in our institutions of self-government: To ensure that government and the political process serve the general interest, rather than special interest: To curb the excessive influence of money on government decisions and elections: To promote fair and honest elections and high ethical standards for government officials: and to protect the civil rights and civil liberties of all Americans. Bernie Sanders is standing up for the common American citizen against the big money corruption involved in politics. By doing this, Bernie hopes to restore faith in the government and get the voices of the entire population heard, not just the wealthy class. Support from Common Cause will validify Bernie’s drive to fight back against the unethical amount of money in politics, increasing the voters’ faith in him. One way Bernie can gain their support is by running his campaign primarily on individual contributions, not on money from large corporations.
National Organization for Women
Since its founding in 1966, National Organization for Women's goal has been to take action to bring about equality for all women. NOW works to eliminate discrimination and harassment in the workplace, schools, the justice system, and all other sectors of society; secure abortion, birth control and reproductive rights for all women; end all forms of violence against women; eradicate racism, sexism and homophobia; and promote equality and justice in our society. “When it comes to the rights of women, we cannot go backwards. We have to go forward.” -Bernie Sanders Bernie Sanders is pro-choice, believing that women have the right to get an abortion. This is an extremely big issue in the 2016 campaign, and support from this group will increase support from those that believe in women’s reproductive rights. Additionally, Bernie believes in equal pay for women and men in the workplace and wants to work against domestic violence toward women.
Disabled American Veterans
The mission of the Disabled American Veterans is one of service and advocacy on behalf of the men and women who put their lives on the line to ensure our safety, to protect our freedoms and cherished way of life. What is right for our nation and our citizens is to take care of those who served. Even though Bernie is against going to war, he is very much in favor of caring for our veterans. “While serious people can have legitimate differences about when our country should go to war, there should never be a debate whether we fulfill the promises made to the men and women who served this country in the military. As a nation, we have a moral obligation to provide the best quality care to those who have put their lives on the line to defend us.” - Bernie Sanders. Support from this group will encourage veterans to vote for Bernie Sanders, even though he was against the Vietnam war.
Human Rights Campaign
The Human Rights Campaign is America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. By inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC strives to end discrimination against LGBT citizens and realize a nation that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all. Bernie supports equal rights for the LGBT community and support from this group will help him gain the support of more LGBT voters. Bernie Sanders is currently a co sponsor of the Equality Act, which expands the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include protect against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. This will help him gain support from the Human Rights Campaign.