According to a survey conducted following last week’s presidential primary debates, Senator Elizabeth Warren continues to be the first choice among the Indivisible community. Of 16,300 respondents, 84% said they are considering voting for her in the Democratic presidential primaries and nearly half of all respondents indicating that they would vote for Senator Warren were the election held today.
Following the first night of the second round of Democratic primary debates in Detroit, the Indivisible Project surveyed the Indivisible community via SMS text message. Our survey shows that the Indivisible community, more than anything, wants progressive ideas to remain center stage in the primaries and wants candidates to fight for these ideas.
Indivisibles are clearly excited by the historic candidates we’re seeing this cycle. Warren, Harris, Buttigieg, Castro, and Booker received the highest net support in our survey, and each of their candidacies fights back against the narrative that only a straight white man can beat Trump. Indivisibles changed the political map last year when they helped flip the House and ushered in a new generation of Democratic leaders. They know what is politically possible because they are the ones who, with our allies, put in the work to make it possible.
Eight organizations from the immigrant justice and progressive movements announced its Free To Move, Free To Stay: A New Framework on Immigration for Progressives, setting a new standard for Democratic presidential candidates on immigration if they hope to appeal to immigrant, Latinx, and voters of color before the primary season officially begins.
Today, the Indivisible Project released results from a recent survey of Indivisible group members and supporters gauging support for Democrats beginning impeachment proceedings.
For the last two years, we've counted ourselves as deeply fortunate to know Herb, and to benefit from his advice and guidance. Herb was brilliant, incisive, funny, kind, and a relentless force for justice. He was always thinking about the next stage for Indivisible, asking hard questions that pushed us forward. We will miss him deeply.
Today, the Dream and Promise Act passed the House of Representatives as H.R. 6, a clear indication of its level of priority within the Democratic Party. It’s about time. We congratulate the immigrant youth, activists, advocates, and congressional champions who made this bill possible and who fought to keep it strong.
Detention Watch Network, Indivisible Project and Faith in Action’s immigrants’ rights program, LA RED are demanding an immediate investigation and public release of the findings related to the death of Simratpal Singh. Singh, 21, died on May 3 while in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody after being detained at the La Paz County Jail. This is the second death to occur in ICE custody in the state of Arizona within the last month and the sixth death to occur in ICE detention in Fiscal Year 2019.