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> [It's not at all a secret that I was one of the co-founders of Brand New Congress, and we've never tried to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saikat-chakrabarti/it-s-not-at-all-a-secret-that-i-was-one-of-the-co-founders-of-brand/)

[Saikat Chakrabarti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saikat-chakrabarti/)

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> [For background, Brand New Congress was created in the summer of 2016 with the goal of recruiting 400 candidates to run for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saikat-chakrabarti/for-background-brand-new-congress-was-created-in-the-summer-of-2016/)

[Saikat Chakrabarti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saikat-chakrabarti/)

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> [My personal belief in doing Brand New Congress is that the movement needs something to focus on that's constructive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saikat-chakrabarti/my-personal-belief-in-doing-brand-new-congress-is-that-the-movement/)

[Saikat Chakrabarti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saikat-chakrabarti/)

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## More by Saikat Chakrabarti

> [Similar to how 'Abolish ICE' rang the bell on this huge crisis on immigration, unifying around not taking corporate-PAC money gets everybody to pay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saikat-chakrabarti/similar-to-how-abolish-ice-rang-the-bell-on-this-huge-crisis-on/)

[Saikat Chakrabarti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saikat-chakrabarti/)

> [Bernie is great, but we've got to keep this political revolution going.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saikat-chakrabarti/bernie-is-great-but-we-ve-got-to-keep-this-political-revolution-going/)

[Saikat Chakrabarti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saikat-chakrabarti/)

> [Having presidential candidates say they are supportive of the concept of doing something like the Green New Deal is amazing, but it's not sufficient.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saikat-chakrabarti/having-presidential-candidates-say-they-are-supportive-of-the-concept/)

[Saikat Chakrabarti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saikat-chakrabarti/)

> [The interesting thing about the Green New Deal is it wasn't originally a climate thing at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saikat-chakrabarti/the-interesting-thing-about-the-green-new-deal-is-it-wasn-t/)

[Saikat Chakrabarti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saikat-chakrabarti/)

> [I don't think people have to be personally racist to enable a racist system.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saikat-chakrabarti/i-don-t-think-people-have-to-be-personally-racist-to-enable-a-racist/)

[Saikat Chakrabarti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saikat-chakrabarti/)

> [Progressives think the way to win is mobilizing and convince people to vote for something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saikat-chakrabarti/progressives-think-the-way-to-win-is-mobilizing-and-convince-people/)

[Saikat Chakrabarti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saikat-chakrabarti/)

> [We need new leaders, period.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saikat-chakrabarti/we-need-new-leaders-period/)

[Saikat Chakrabarti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saikat-chakrabarti/)

> [You have to decide to create the society you want to create, and that's done through politics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saikat-chakrabarti/you-have-to-decide-to-create-the-society-you-want-to-create-and-that/)

[Saikat Chakrabarti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saikat-chakrabarti/)

> [I am talking about the radical conservatives in the Democratic Party. That's who we need to counter. It's the same across any number of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saikat-chakrabarti/i-am-talking-about-the-radical-conservatives-in-the-democratic-party/)

[Saikat Chakrabarti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saikat-chakrabarti/)

> [It's not at all a secret that I was one of the co-founders of Brand New Congress, and we've never tried to hide our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saikat-chakrabarti/it-s-not-at-all-a-secret-that-i-was-one-of-the-co-founders-of-brand/)

[Saikat Chakrabarti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saikat-chakrabarti/)

> [I don't know if it's a uniquely American thing, but I associate it that way. People get excited by this idea of, 'Let's come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saikat-chakrabarti/i-don-t-know-if-it-s-a-uniquely-american-thing-but-i-associate-it/)

[Saikat Chakrabarti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saikat-chakrabarti/)

> [We think climate change is important enough to get its own select committee. It would be in addition to the Energy and Commerce Committee's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saikat-chakrabarti/we-think-climate-change-is-important-enough-to-get-its-own-select/)

[Saikat Chakrabarti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saikat-chakrabarti/)

> [I like to show my cards and see people's reactions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saikat-chakrabarti/i-like-to-show-my-cards-and-see-people-s-reactions/)

[Saikat Chakrabarti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saikat-chakrabarti/)

> [I think Trump uses social media as a way to get to people's lowest common denominator. He uses it to incite fear. He talks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saikat-chakrabarti/i-think-trump-uses-social-media-as-a-way-to-get-to-people-s-lowest/)

[Saikat Chakrabarti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saikat-chakrabarti/)

> [It's fairly common for new members of Congress to hire their former campaign managers onto their official staff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saikat-chakrabarti/it-s-fairly-common-for-new-members-of-congress-to-hire-their-former/)

[Saikat Chakrabarti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saikat-chakrabarti/)

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