AllOfUs was an American progressive political action committee founded on September, 2016 by Yong Jung Cho, Max Berger, Waleed Shahid and former members of Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] The organization formed with the goal of transforming the Democratic Party.[8] On November 1, 2017, AllOfUs was folded into Justice Democrats.[9][10]

AllOfUs launched WeWillReplaceYou, a political action committee, in order to pressure Democrats into not cooperating with the Trump administration.[11][12][13][14]

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  6. "Trump protesters plan to build 'tea party of the left'". Politico. 16 November 2016.
  7. "Liberal group threatens to challenge Democrats with primary fights | CNN Politics". CNN. 17 February 2017.
  8. "New progressive PAC targets Democrats for primaries". NBC News. 15 February 2017.
  9. "Justice Democrats candidates". Twitter. 1 November 2017.
  10. "Justice Democrats Merge With AllOfUs.org". YouTube. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  11. "Liberal group threatens to challenge Dems with primary fights". CNN. 17 February 2017.
  12. "CNN.com - Transcripts".
  13. "Activist groups are 'amateurizing' our political candidates". 2017-12-12.
  14. "Progressives launch challenges to Democrats, and a congressman signs up". The Washington Post.


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