Bernie Sanders partners with Run for Something to aid new progressive candidates

Vermont senator's joint initiative aims to recruit and train those seeking public office, especially young people

Bernie Sanders is partnering with the group Run for Something to help support a new generation of progressive candidates interested in seeking public office.

Questions about the future of Sanders' leftwing movement have followed his cross-country Fighting Oligarchy tour, where at each stop the Vermont senator encourages supporters to get involved and run for office. The initiative builds on those calls, Politico first reported, by teaming up with organizations that recruit and train candidates running for office, with an emphasis on young people.