After Bernie, progressive Democrats storm the ballot even in NC

BY BRIAN MURPHY
April 18, 2018 06:22 PM

Updated 1 hour 36 minutes ago

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WASHINGTON
Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent whose insurgent progressive movement shook up the 2016 Democratic primary campaign, will be in Durham on Thursday for a public event at Duke University Chapel.

The impact of his presidential campaign and continued push for progressive policies will be evident, too, on the May 8 primary ballot all over North Carolina.

Supporters of Sanders are running in Democratic primaries in several congressional districts, facing long odds but boosted by endorsements from groups created by alumni of the Sanders’ campaign.

Sanders, a potential 2020 candidate for president, and former North Carolina NAACP chairman Rev. William Barber II will participate in a discussion on “The Enduring Challenge of a Moral Economy: 50 Years After Dr. King Challenged Racism, Poverty, and Militarism,” at 8 p.m. at the Duke Chapel.

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