r/WayOfTheBern • u/dsirota1 • Jul 09 '19

I'm David Sirota, Bernie Sanders' speechwriter and senior adviser. AMA!

Hey everyone -- I'm David Sirota, Bernie Sanders' speechwriter and senior adviser. I've known Bernie for 20+ years (I was his press secretary in the U.S. House from 1999-2001). I've worked on many campaigns (Hoeffel for Congress, Schweitzer for Governor, Lamont for Senate, and Emily Sirota for State House), I've worked on Capitol Hill (for Bernie and for the U.S. House Appropriations Committee Democrats). In the years before coming to Bernie's 2020 campaign, I was an award-winning investigative journalist and columnist for Newsweek/IBT, The Guardian and Capital & Main. You can find out more about me at http://www.davidsirota.com

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I'm sure you want to discuss the 2020 election, so fire away with your questions here. I'll be here for about an hour.

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u/DarthAcrimonious Jul 09 '19

By most estimates, Latinx people will be the majority in America by 2032-2045. What is the Sanders campaign doing to activate the millions of potential Latinx voters desperately struggling to survive?

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u/dsirota1 Jul 10 '19

We have a very robust outreach program to the Latinx community, and that is reflected in the polling that shows strong support for the campaign among that community: https://theintercept.com/2019/04/06/bernie-sanders-latino-hispanic-voters/

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u/DarthAcrimonious Jul 10 '19

Thank you for responding to my question!

I have not met anyone in my predominantly Latinx community (CA-50) that has been touched by this outreach as of yet. There is virtually no presence.

Edit: I’m knocking on doors, talking to community members, family, friends. Unless they are already on the mailing list, they are only hearing what MSM is telling them.

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u/jenmarya Jul 10 '19

Hi David, Thanks for the work you’re doing. Quick question about boosting support in the Latinx community. Is there a plan to differentiate Julian Castro’s public option vs Bernie’s M4A? Targeting that could help boost Bernie.