The leader of Orange State Kos himself refused to support Zephyr when she was trying to primary Governor 1%er Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) in 2014.
Zephyr is a great progressive candidate. I only wish I was in her district so i could vote for her!

How do we know that the candidates who profess to be liberal are actually on the left? Some of them, like Bernie and Zephyr, are national figures with established records that show where they stand on the issues, but for decades a lot of Blue Dogs and Third Way Dems have used progressive rhetoric to get elected, then governed from the center-right. We all know that we were sold a false bill of goods with Obama, but the Democratic scam happens often in a number of states. Just look at Al Franken or Barbara Boxer, for example.

Based on Bernie's endorsement and what I've seen from each of them, I've donated to a couple of campaigns, particularly Canova's, but that's mostly what I'm operating on because there's no other way to evaluate how liberal they actually are. I can review their platform and campaign promises, but even that only goes so far. It comes down to a matter of trust, and that concerns me, particularly after the other week when Lucy Flores spoke out what happened at the Nevada Convention before seeing the video footage and inadvertently reinforced the media narrative that "violence" took place by angry "Berniebros."

Now, Bernie supports her and that's good enough for me during the primary, but what assurances do we have that many of these Democrats are really on our side? Having lived in Hawaii, I also know that Tulsi Gabbard, despite her strong support for Bernie, has frequently been characterized locally as center-left, and was once an outspoken opponent against gay marriage, despite supporting equal rights for the LGBT community. Maybe she's a really strong progressive now, or someone that we need to have on our side in order to build a working political coalition, but how do we ensure that people aren't just trying to get into office or accumulate more campaign money by hitching a ride on Bernie's bandwagon? I really want to elect more liberals on the local, state, and federal levels, but how do we ensure that the people that we're electing are actually liberal?

Maybe I'm just cynical, but I feel like we've been here before, and no matter how much we try to elect progressives, we just end up with more right-leaning centrists.

From his campaign:

Eric Kingson is a new candidate I'm endorsing for Congress in New York. I've worked with Eric for years to help stop cuts to Social Security, and our efforts paid off this week when President Obama actually spoke out for expanding Social Security. Eric should continue this progress in Congress.

Paul Clements is another new candidate I'm endorsing for Congress in Michigan. He's running to unseat a member of Congress who denies that climate change is real, and who only won his last election because of spending by the Koch brothers.

Must say that re: Lucy Flores, I have mixed feelings. She showed courage in her early letter endorsing Sanders. But she also ran with the violence and disrespect meme from NV, her state. This is what I sent in response to a letter asking for another donation:

I was disappointed by your statement about what happened at the NV caucus. Without addressing any of the procedural complaints that Sanders supporters put forth, you quickly issued a condemnation of behavior natural in the environment created by Roberta Lange in a series of overtly partisan actions. Is it deplorable to shout sexist and stronger language? Yes. Could you have acknowledged that within the wider context of the travesty that occurred in your state during that caucus? Yes. You did not. You failed a test of leadership under pressure.

I supported you with donations. I supported you when I received a pitch from Emily's List endorsing an opponent of yours. I supported your eloquent statement about why you admire Hillary Clinton but chose to endorse Bernie Sanders fairly early in this contest. That statement and that endorsement demonstrated courage; I'm sorry to say that in my opinion, your statement about the NV caucus showed cowardice.

I now question my judgment in donating to your campaign. And I hope you'll re-examine your post-caucus statement honestly and see where you could have done better in rising to that challenging situation. And I hope that you'll find the courage you've shown us at least once before during this campaign, so that your supporters will have confidence that you speak and act from immutable principle. As Bernie Sanders' record shows that he does.