ms. rojas: i would say the biggest lesson that i learned from both starting off as a volunteer and entering the campaign is to have trust in grassroots organizing and your volunteers. this movement would not be possible without the millions of people and volunteers that stepped up and demanded change. regardless if bernie is not going to be our president, for the generation that was able to watch bernie and hillary debate, it shows that people are powerful. i want to emphasize the amount of trust we had within the bernie sanders campaign, relate -- and relied on grassroots volunteers to do the bulk of the work. mr. chamberlain: great, so maria, you are running for congress locally here against lacy clay? what are some of the lessons if you like you have learned from the sanders campaign that actually apply directly to the campaign you are running right now? chappelle-nadal: i love this question. just be real. talk to people. have a relationship with people were on the ground. communicate, trans

ms. rojas: i would say the biggest lesson that i learned from both starting off as a volunteer and entering the have trust in grassroots organizing and your volunteers. this movement would not be possible without the millions of thate and volunteers stepped up and demand a change. regardless of best demanded -- stepped up and demanded change. burning was not able to become president, it shows that people are powerful. i want to emphasize the amount of trust we had within the relatesanders campaign, on grassroots volunteers to do the bulk of the work. mr. chamberlain: are you running for congress locally here against lacy clay? what are some of the lessons if you like you have learned from the sanders campaign that actually buy directly to the campaign you are running right now? >> just be real. talk to people. have appelle-nadal: relationship with people were on the ground. translate., something that happened, i think all of you know about it, it is called ferguson, the ferguson uprising. our c

ms. rojas: in terms of the vetting process and what an ideal candidate looks like, we're actually going into the community. if we are looking at congressional districts, we are going to the people that actually they represent. it is more sort of like a nomination than vetting process. it is after long vetting and talking with the community members that identify those people. it is not only career politicians, it's actually members of the community that we don't even know of yet. >> i'm more concerned with how you make the choice and who is going to get the money in the backing of your group. it happens in each and everyone of your districts. all i do all day long is look at election results and developed lists of elected positions. the same goes for you, congressman grayson. those people you neglect to get on your ballot, those are also voters f someone is running for school board, you could probably count 50 votes for this. he bottom carries the top. every four years is a new astroturf operati

ms. rojas: hello, everyone. my name is alexandra.gital field manager on the distributed organizer team. shortly after, brand-new congress is not an old concept in women talking about it for quite some time. the founders, it is not necessarily a new idea. a good place for me to go next after bernie. and just a bit background, i'm 21. i'm still in progress with going to school. but bernie, as many volunteers have, has just consumed. now i'm into political organizing as well as activism. >> we have a state senator running for congress. >> i was a state representative for three terms and in the second term of my time in the senate with the missouri senate. it was a pleasure to endorse bernie. i think i did that and perhaps may because i wanted to have an opportunity to really listen to the issues that impact the community that i represent, which is ferguson. i heard the message loud and clear and decided to endorse bernie because we needed to go in a new direction, and people who have been voiceless for so long deserve and need to have c