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Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada is among more
than 5,000 lawmakers and party leaders who have signed on to the
Progressive Change Campaign Committee.
Two weeks ago it launched a "Ready for Boldness" campaign that
aims to ensure the eventual Democratic presidential nominee
supports policies such as expanding Social Security retirement
benefits, breaking up big banks and debt-free higher education.
All of the issues have been championed by Massachusetts Senator
Elizabeth Warren, but she has said repeatedly she will not seek
the party's nomination.
Hillary Clinton, a former secretary of state, U.S. senator and
first lady, is the presumed front-runner for the nomination. She
is expected to announce her campaign within days.
"Being bold is the only way I've ever known how to win," Reid
said in a statement.
The PCCC has trained volunteers in the early-voting states of
Iowa and New Hampshire, who will attend town halls and campaign
events to press Democratic candidates about where they stand on
key progressive issues.
Clinton has yet to stake out where she will stand on domestic
and economic policies. PCCC co-founder Adam Green says the push
will show Clinton that if she adopts populist stances, she can
harness the energy from the progressive wing of the party that
helped elect current President Barack Obama to two terms.
(Editing by Ken Wills)
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