WASHINGTON ― Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is planning a national tour to give a boost to progressive Democratic candidates and energize activists in areas of the country that the party has long neglected, sources familiar with the planning told The Huffington Post. He will be joined on the road by prominent Democratic Party officials. Details of the tour are still being worked out, but Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, would have no shortage of potential whistle stops. His favored candidate to run the Democratic National Committee, Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), finished second, and is deputy chair. Take a survey: should national Democrats jump into the Montana special election, or sit it out and conserve resources?

Source: Huffington Post April 07, 2017 03:11 UTC