The day has finally arrived! Bernie Sanders has announced that he's running for president, to save the country and the Democratic party. He's a brave man with a big heart, a sharp mind and unshakeable morals, the kind of person we've always wanted to support. And unlike any other candidate, there's no doubt he's on our side. He might just be the only politician in Washington I really trust, even though I won't always agree with him.
distraught has put up a wonderful action diary quoting Bernie's strong, unambiguous, bullshit-free stands on the most important issues of our time. Links to Bernie's campaign page are there:
Bernie 2016: Volunteer link, Issues Page, petition to end Citizens United, Donate, etc.
I'd like to invite members of this community who support Bernie Sanders to join me in donating to his campaign. To give you a sweetener, I will match the first $500 in donations you make in this diary. It's a 2-for-1, folks!
Contribute right here!
Join the Campaign!
Morning update: gustynpip has announced a new matching grant for $500 for Bernie! Any contributions made through this diary after 7:40 MDT will be matched two-for-one up to the $500 total. Let's keep the ball rolling for Bernie!
See below the curlicue for updates and more matches....
Outstanding response so far, folks! You've spent all my money, and you're spending other generous donors money too:
Portlaw is putting up another $100!
jamess is putting up yet another $100!
Words In Action is putting up another $100, folks.
PeteB2 has given us another $250 match challenge!
Satya1 has also put up a $250 match challenge! Let's spend their money!
Thu Apr 30, 2015 at 6:18 PM PT: At 7:15 Mountain time, we've gotten $550 in pledges, with three $100 donations we'll count as matching grants. Total of $1300 in the diary, with another $55 contributed earlier today.
Many of you have donated before tonight's match, some even earlier today. I am incredibly impressed and grateful with this community's support for a man who's always been there for us. I'm so happy we're there for him!
Thu Apr 30, 2015 at 7:40 PM PT: At 8:40 MDT, we've raised a total of $3445 so far for Bernie's campaign for us!
Another $773 was donated earlier today, and many generous donors have signed up for monthly sustaining donations!
Let's keep the ball rolling, and show Bernie Sanders how much we support him! He's our candidate, and if we don't give him the help he needs we won't have one.
6:38 AM PT: Morning update: At 7:30 MDT, we've raised a total of $3916 in donations so far! There are another $1023 of announced donations earlier yesterday, for a total of $4939 for Bernie so far!
Please keep the momentum going and match gustynpip's new match donation cited above. You're all wonderful! Let's keep the love rolling in for the candidate we've all been waiting for.
