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Together we have done something unprecedented: More than 2.5 million contributions to our campaign totaling $73 million in the last year.
Now take the next step and commit to talking to voters at a local volunteer event in your community.
Dear ,
Today we are very proud to announce some extraordinary news: our supporters have made 2.5 million contributions to our campaign totaling $73 million, including $33 million in the last three months. There were very few people in the world who would have believed you one year ago if you said that Bernie Sanders' supporters would raise $73 million by the end of the year for our presidential campaign. And yet here we are.More important than how much money we've raised is how we have raised these funds. Incredibly, the vast majority of all the money we have raised comes from small-dollar contributions.
You won't see that from our opponent. I don't go around asking a handful of millionaires and billionaires for big checks and call it a day.The truth is our campaign finance system is nothing short of a national disgrace. Elections should be determined by the power of good ideas, not who can hustle the most money from the rich and powerful.
Real change comes when large numbers of Americans get involved in the democratic process. We have shown that is possible in terms of competing financially against the interests of the billionaire class. And now it is time to show that we can organize in our communities too.With the first people voting for our next president in less than a month, we have an obligation right now to do all we can to bring as many people into the democratic process as we can.
We have a real path toward victory if you can commit to talking to voters at local volunteer event in your community. Here's information for events happening near you: phone bank training meeting:
Monday, January 4ᵗʰ in Lancaster Calls for Bernie!:
Wednesday, January 6ᵗʰ in Baltimore phone bank training meeting:
Thursday, January 7ᵗʰ in Lancaster Our supporters are organizing thousands more events in communities all across the country as well. You canfind those here.
When we talk about a "political revolution," we are not just talking about tinkering around the edges of American society. We are talking about transforming our country in many respects — the economy, health care, education, the environment, criminal justice, immigration and many other areas.Powered by more than 2.5 million contributions from 1 million people donating less than $30 a piece, we have shown that our political revolution should not be underestimated.I am excited to see what comes next.
Thank you for all of your support.In solidarity,
Bernie Sanders
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Very impressive fund raising numbers for Bernie. He is huge up here in my neck of the woods of western MA and southern VT.
Frankly it is great to see small donors and young voters getting so involved.
And, in the age of Trump is gives me renewed optimism to see a politician doing well by talking about the issues rather than the politics of personal destruction.
Big challenge for the DNC and Clinton will be to keep these voters engaged in the fall.
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Bernie is, has been, and always will be a statesman. A rare thing in American politics today. I am re-registering as a Democrat from 'independent' so I can vote for him in the primary. After the primary I'm returning to 'independent' or 'unaffiliated'.
Pray for me. I've never been a member of a political party, tribe, or club. It's a bit scary for me.
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Welcome aboard, Fred!
Bernie has his work cut out for him. Clinton still is miles ahead both in polls and infrastructure all across the South.
Still, Bernie is polling extremely well in NH. Perhaps a win there gets some momentum going for him in Dixie.
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I get it. I wish more people would listen to what he has to say.
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Just Fred wrote:
I get it. I wish more people would listen to what he has to say.
Who knows what is possible. Not a single person has voted yet.