One million volunteers for Bernie signed up in one week

[workinclasszero]

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Breaking: In just six days, 1 million people have already signed on to support our campaign. We are just getting started.

7:22 AM - Feb 25, 2019

[WordsMatter]

1. Looks like a lot of people support Senator Sanders....

Maybe because he is a statesman? Oh my!

[workinclasszero]

2. Six million dollars in one day and a million volunteers

in every congressional district across America, in one week!

WOW!!!!!

GO BERNIE!!

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

17. Woooohoooo!!! Sweeeeeeeet!!!

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Join the revolution!!!

[marylandblue]

12. Not a statesman, but good at exciting a loyal core of supporters

That's not meant as put down. Maybe we need someone like him. Someone to stir things up and push things through big changes. But statesmen are usually the ones who calm things down and build coalitions.

[WordsMatter]

13. Statesman:a skilled, experienced, and respected political leader or figure.

Yup that's Senator Sanders...

[marylandblue]

18. That's a matter of opinion with Sanders. "Controversial" is more what comes to mind.

But controversy sells and the media eats it up. Though he is not my cup of tea, I do think he is one of the few who can take Trump head-on. I would happily support him in the general. Maybe after he's been President a few years, he'll seem more of statesman to me.

[Kentonio]

44. Is he that controversial though, really?

Outside the DU bubble I mean. It seems like its only here where even the mention of his name provokes wailing and gnashing of teeth. Out in the real world people just generally like and respect him.

[marylandblue]

52. I think people like to watch the controversy in the media

They don't like the party establishments. So when Sanders or AOC tweaks them, gets attention and leaders have to respond to their ideas, it makes them popular. It's a sign of our crazy times. When things get crazy, fringe figures can force their way to the center. Our teeth gnashing here is good for him in the real world.

[shanny]

3. woot woot woot

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

9. You better believe!!!

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
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[shanny]

19. !!!

[KPN]

4. Yeah, this and the donations help explain this morning's ridiculous attack about Bernie taking

a jet instead of peddling a bicycle to campaign for Hillary in 2016.

[workinclasszero]

21. That's what I figured too

Obviously some folks are getting desperate already.

[jalan48]

5. Man of the People!

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

7. He really is! With the record $$$ raise in the 1st 24 hours and now this HUGE surge of volunteerism

this has to be the best campaign rollout of all time!!


Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Join the revolution!!!

[jalan48]

8. Yep. Who needs those $100,000 a plate dinners anyway?

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

11. Can you think of any?

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
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[InAbLuEsTaTe]

6. Uh oh!!! But, I thought Bernie has ZERO chance of winning the nomination, ZERO!!!

How's it possible he got a record million volunteers to sign up for the campaign in ONE week?!?!


Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Join the revolution!!!

[sacto95834]

14. One Million Strong and Growing...

Guess the critics were wrong in their assessment that his supporters from 2015/16 has abandoned his cause in favor of someone more moderate. *grin* Still a long way to go before the Iowa caucasus and lots of things can happen. The Democrats have a great line up in this cycle and should the front runner stumble, there is a Plan B and if needed a Plan C....unlike the Republicans....who only have Plan Trump.

Imagine one million volunteers - six states don't have that many people living within its borders - Wyoming or even Bernie's home state of Vermont.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

15. Yup, the critics were wrong about Bernie, AS USUAL!! Never count Bernie out...

There's a reason he's the most popular politician of our time.


Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Join the revolution!!!

[Awsi Dooger]

40. If Bernie is the dominant figure in the debates, then the primary schedule opens up for him

Some people don't seem to understand that. Bernie is not running against a political juggernaut this time, someone who managed huge margins over Barack Obama in major states. This time Bernie is running against a bunch of people named Joe...completely unproven in terms of winning the nomination or even threatening to do so.

I have never been a Sanders supporter. But it is very true you won't find many negative appraisals of him anywhere. On the political sites dominated by right wing males there is seldom if ever a negative thread or post regarding Bernie Sanders.

Of course, that would change if he's on target to be the nominee. He has that opportunity if he takes control of the Democratic debates and becomes the overpowering media obsession based on those debates, like Trump in the 2016 Republican debates. Suddenly none of the conventional wisdom early math mattered any more on the GOP side once Trump became the buzz. Many people were fooled, including Nate Silver.

It is much simpler to project a destination for a normal politician, than it is for someone like Donald Trump or Bernie Sanders. I never ignore that as a gambler. It is the same reason I don't use the New England Patriots for reference points. They defy all logical trends.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

49. If?? You mean when!!

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
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[workinclasszero]

25. Amazing

And only the beginning.

I guess some folks thought the second place finisher from 2016 was gonna hang it up. Nope. 😎

His supporters want Bernie back in the running and this time all the way!!

[Garrett78]

28. Volunteers and donors don't translate to victory. After NH comes NV, SC and Super Tuesday.

And every time this point is made about all the diverse states that follow New Hampshire, Sanders supporters evade.

Will he do much, much better than last time among POC and non-millennial women? I suppose anything is possible. But if he doesn't, there's no path.

[sacto95834]

32. Volunteers and donors don't translate to victory....

Guess having volunteers in every single Congressional District isn't impressive enough for the first week of a campaign. Guess all of the candidates have that in place when they begin their quest, so it means nothing. We'll see how it goes.

[Garrett78]

35. It's not a question of impressive or not impressive.

And once again the key point is avoided. It's gotten to be comical.

[Kentonio]

45. Why would there be any need to evade?

Last I checked he's polling above the other candidates with non-white voters, which is an excellent sign of progression from 2016. Whether that will translate into victory in the south is another question of course (long way to go before we can predict that) but its a promising sign that he recognized his weakness and spent these last years working to fix it. NV isn't (or at least shouldn't be) a massive danger to him, he was very close there last time around.

[ehrnst]

53. In what way was NV a "massive danger" to Sanders?

[earthshine]

16. Bernie is far more popular in the real world than on DU.

I am, of course, a Bernie supporter. However, I will make my final decision during or after the debates.

I want ALL of the candidates to speak, even to argue. This will result in the Dem party moving further left.

I don't believe that the Dem party should chase voters in the center. The party should stand strong in the progressive realm, and give center voters reasons why they should move left on issues such as equality, health care, minimum wage, climate change, and peaceful (as opposed to warful) international relationships.

[shanny]

20. agree 100%

[Hassin Bin Sober]

22. Yep. Absolutely.

People in an insulated bubble don’t know they are in an insulated bubble.

Some people are still fighting the “war”

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_holdout

[workinclasszero]

23. Super popular

But yeah you wouldn’t know it if all your info was coming from DU.

[Garrett78]

36. In the real world, the 2016 primary was over on Super Tuesday.

In a fantasy world, there was Bernie Math.

In the real world, the primary schedule gets very rough for Sanders after New Hampshire.

[earthshine]

41. Last time I looked, the year is 2018.

The political dynamics will be very different this time. Now, Bernie starts with nation-wide name recognition.

[Garrett78]

42. Last time I looked, the year is 2019.

But the demographic data from 2016 carries a lot of weight. I see no reason to think Sanders is going to do considerably better among POC and non-millennial women. If he doesn't, he's done after NH.

[Kentonio]

46. No reason other than polling data showing far higher approval and voting intentions than last time?

[Garrett78]

51. You shouldn't conflate liking a candidate in general with voting intentions.

And while Sanders has learned to make the occasional statement that suggests growth, he continues to stick his foot in his mouth, which people will be reminded of once the actual campaign gets going.

And once the actual campaign gets going, there are going to be many options presented to those who right now have only heard of Sanders and Biden. This time, Sanders won't be in a 1-on-1 race against someone who was vilified for 25 years.

[ehrnst]

54. Where do you get data for "voting intentions?" (nt)

[ehrnst]

55. Especially given the recent revelations by female (& male) staffers on his last POTUS campaign. (nt)

[crazytown]

48. Earthshine - "I am ofcourse a Bernie Supporter"

And ‘if the primary was held today’ you would vote for Bernie.

So declare it.

[earthshine]

50. Ooooh, peer pressure ... I am also a supporter of others.

Mostly, what I am supporting is a further leftwards shift in the Dem party spurred on by a series of robust debates among progressives. (Centrists need not apply.)

The more voices we have arguing for issues like minimum wage, climate change, equality, world peace, fair taxation, etc., the better.

Bernie needs to release those tax forms to silence the shallow, yet growing concerns of his critics.

[DSV]

24. Saw the news this morning in the email.

I like that he (okay, his communications staff) realistically emphasizes the importance of the movement rather than himself or the Presidency alone, as usual.

And the truth is no candidate and no president, not even the greatest president you could possibly imagine, is capable of taking on all of those industries and all of those groups alone.

But together, we can create a nation that leads the world in the struggle for peace and for economic, racial, social and environmental justice.

Together, we can defeat Donald Trump and repair the damage he has done to our country.

Brothers and sisters, if we stand together, there is no limit to what we can accomplish.

[namahage]

47. Where have I heard this before?

It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation...

It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists as they blazed a trail towards freedom through the darkest of nights...

It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness...

It was the call of workers who organized, women who reached for the ballot, a president who chose the moon as our new frontier, and a king who took us to the mountaintop and pointed the way to the promised land...

We will remember that there is something happening in America, that we are not as divided as our politics suggest, that we are one people, we are one nation.

And, together, we will begin the next great chapter in the American story, with three words that will ring from coast to coast, from sea to shining sea:

YES, WE CAN.

[AlexSFCA]

26. he is inspiring and consistent

I’ll give him that.

[Agschmid]

27. Question: is just signing up to see him considered "support"

I signed up to see his speech in because I’ll be in the area and I think it will be cool, not because I currently support him.

[sacto95834]

33. is just signing up to see him considered "support"

No I don't think so in this instance. I actually got an email from Bernie asking me to volunteer for his campaign....so I think he's counting those of us who signed up in the first week since he announced his intention to seek the Presidency. But I may be wrong.

[Agschmid]

37. Ok thanks.

[allgood33]

29. Bet some are the same Russian bots that signed up in 2016. They never closed shop.

officail investigative reports showed how much many of BS supporters were mislead and misused.

[BooScout]

30. Those bots are busy little fuckers

[Autumn]

31. That 1 million new sign ups included 324,187 people who were not signed up to the campaign in 16.

Pretty cool.

[Devil Child]

34. Impressive!

That is quite a substantial response.

[CrossingTheRubicon]

38. Considering the population of a country like Moldova is only 3.5 million, that's impressive!

[Uncle Joe]

39. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread workinclasszero.

[workinclasszero]

43. My pleasure!

I'm gonna post all the good news about Bernie that I can find.