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On the Working Families Party Decision to Endorse Elizabeth Warren.
Did they make the right choice, and did they go about it the right way?
The further left of the democratic base is fortunate to have two incredibly solid top tier candidates for the nomination (Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders), and we are quickly approaching the point in the primary season where progressive organizations and political parties begin to decide which candidate they will endorse.
In 2016, Bernie Sanders secured the endorsement of the Working Families Party. This time around however, Elizabeth Warren received the party’s support.
While I may disagree with their overall decision, Elizabeth Warren is overall a good candidate and there are fair arguments in favor of her support. That being said, it is is the lack of transparency after the voting process, and the reasoning behind the decision that are definitely troubling.
According to Common Dreams:
“While WFP declined to provide a breakdown of the votes, it did release a statement announcing that “the two highest vote-getters were Senator Warren with 60.91 percent of the vote, and 35.82 percent for U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders” in the party’s ranked choice vote… The controversy stems from the weighted approach to voting…
