see:
Joe Garofoli.  "California progressives want Barbara Lee, Karen Bass or Nina Turner to be VP."  San Francisco Chronicle, July 19, 2020.
John Nichols.  "Progressives have a VP short list: Barbara Lee, Nina Turner, Karen Bass."  The Nation, July 21, 2020.
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July 19, 2020

2020 DNC California Delegates Choose Lee, Turner or Bass for VP

An Open Letter to Joe Biden from the Largest State Delegation

In order to meet this historic moment, Democrats must select an exceptional progressive Vice Presidential candidate who will both inspire the 90 million Americans who did not vote in 2016 to cast a ballot this November and lead America into a new era of equality, compassion, and economic justice. As 2020 DNC delegates representing progressives of California, the state with the largest delegation to the presidential nominating convention, we enthusiastically recommend as nominees for Vice President:
Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA)
Former State Senator Nina Turner (D-OH)
Representative Karen Bass (D-CA)
Lee, a Co-Founder of the Congressional Progressive Caucus; Turner, a National Co-Chair of Bernie Sanders’ 2020 Presidential Campaign; and Bass, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, are each relentless voices challenging the greed of the 1% and the hoarding of taxpayer dollars to support never-ending military occupation and Wall Street exploitation.

Advocates for peace, diplomacy, and human rights, Lee, Turner, and Bass will work to disinvest from militarism, both in policing and foreign policy, and to reinvest in our communities, particularly marginalized communities ravaged by underfunding of social services, environmental racism, and lack of economic opportunity. Supporters of the popularly demanded Medicare for All single-payer healthcare system, backers of the Green New Deal to transition us to a sustainable society, and proponents of demilitarization and global cooperation, Lee, Turner, and Bass are leaders for the next chapter in U.S. history, one that will grant social and economic justice for all.

To maximize our chances of success at a time when many have lost hope and to send a clear signal to the American people that the Democratic Party will not only unseat the 45th President of the United States but will fight for the 99%, we must select a progressive Vice President who will lead us out of the wilderness of criminality, bigotry and corruption.

Together with Joe Biden, any one of these leaders--Lee, Turner, or Bass--would champion transformative change to improve the lives of all Americans, renew the confidence and faith of the international community, represent our nation’s diversity, and engender compassion where hate, intolerance, and indifference now fester.

We urge our presumptive nominee to select Rep. Lee, former Ohio State Senator Turner, or Rep. Bass as the proud Vice Presidential candidate for the Democratic Party.

The 2020 California Bernie Sanders Delegation


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