It seems to come as a surprise to Buzzfeed that the students are receiving so much high-powered help. But a quick glance at their travel and meeting itinerary from the last week - which took them from New York to DC, and involved a number of national cable news interviews, and meetings with high-profile legislators - reveals that they would not have been able to make such an impact alone. Such a national campaign takes time, money, and connections these kids simply don't have.
Until now, though, many, including those in the left-leaning media, have refused to admit that the Parkland students had help, insisting, instead, that the gun safety push was simply the end result of good old grassroots activism.
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Organizations like MoveOn and Planned Parenthood, although they have only a marginal connection to gun policy, will fundraise off their support for the March, from progressive activists who can't make it to DC, and from those who believe "intersectionality" is the key to winning major legislative battles.
But if their involvement is creepy, Florida Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz's involvement is downright ghoulish. The senior legislator from Broward County barely let a day go by before she was on the phone with Parkland students, organizing meetings and making introductions, in the hopes that the students could quickly accomplish her....errr....their legislative agenda.
The Parkland Students Pushing For Gun Control Have High-Powered Progressive Backers
Everytown for Gun Safety, MoveOn.org, and even Planned Parenthood want a piece of the action.
Until now, though, many, including those in the left-leaning media, have refused to admit that the Parkland students had help, insisting, instead, that the gun safety push was simply the end result of good old grassroots activism.
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Organizations like MoveOn and Planned Parenthood, although they have only a marginal connection to gun policy, will fundraise off their support for the March, from progressive activists who can't make it to DC, and from those who believe "intersectionality" is the key to winning major legislative battles.
But if their involvement is creepy, Florida Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz's involvement is downright ghoulish. The senior legislator from Broward County barely let a day go by before she was on the phone with Parkland students, organizing meetings and making introductions, in the hopes that the students could quickly accomplish her....errr....their legislative agenda.
Democratic US Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a Broward County resident for nearly 30 years, told BuzzFeed News she has been in touch with students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas since the day after the shooting, helping them connect to state legislators and plan their trip to Tallahassee last week.
The Parkland Students Pushing For Gun Control Have High-Powered Progressive Backers
Everytown for Gun Safety, MoveOn.org, and even Planned Parenthood want a piece of the action.
