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(39,215 posts).
deutsey
(20,166 posts)Initech
(100,062 posts)Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)As long as you also let me keep my membership in the Liz fan club.
Unlike the Fundies, I can see more than one path to a better world.
daleanime
(17,796 posts)Tons of work to be done, so we need all the workers we can get.
LibDemAlways
(15,139 posts)cali
(114,904 posts)Gregorian
(23,867 posts)polichick
(37,152 posts)demmiblue
(36,838 posts)daleanime
(17,796 posts)AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)Unlike another candidate who is far beyond it.
paulbibeau
(743 posts)arcane1
(38,613 posts)fredamae
(4,458 posts)my husband, my sons, their wives, their kids (old enuf to vote) my friends and many their friends....
And WFP Oregon is Seriously paying attention and will support as much as they can!
I needed to call my SoS ofc...and got to share info about Bernie to that person......Let's Do this!
I am actually Excited about this campaign!
I Believe in Bernie. Period!
Wilms
(26,795 posts)!
Ms. Toad
(34,060 posts)But I am all for alternatives to HRC.
xiamiam
(4,906 posts)immoderate
(20,885 posts)--imm
cascadiance
(19,537 posts)Ping me if there's a Lunch with Bernie Thom Hartmann show that you want to see footage from. I have a whole archive of FSTV broadcasts of these shows that I can record from...
donco
(1,548 posts)I'll be KICKING in some $$$bucks as well.
Lochloosa
(16,063 posts)bvar22
(39,909 posts)!
ChisolmTrailDem
(9,463 posts)sendero
(28,552 posts)for sure
woodsprite
(11,910 posts)Bernie is my first choice, but I'll will vote for whomever wins the Democratic nomination.
narnian60
(3,510 posts)Vincardog
(20,234 posts)bigwillq
(72,790 posts)liberal_at_heart
(12,081 posts)Go Vols
(5,902 posts)madfloridian
(88,117 posts)el_bryanto
(11,804 posts)Maedhros
(10,007 posts)NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)PeaceNikki
(27,985 posts):/
99Forever
(14,524 posts)malthaussen
(17,184 posts)I'm not fully convinced he can't do more good in the Senate, though. But as a candidate he should serve to create some interesting discussions.
-- Mal
fbc
(1,668 posts)just like Barrack Obama (usually)
Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)Roy Rolling
(6,911 posts)Judi Lynn
(160,515 posts)smokey nj
(43,853 posts)tnlurker
(1,020 posts)Jack Rabbit
(45,984 posts)Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)morningfog
(18,115 posts)bob4460
(235 posts)TBF
(32,045 posts)roguevalley
(40,656 posts)onyourleft
(726 posts)LongTomH
(8,636 posts)Tobin S.
(10,418 posts)tosh
(4,423 posts)Response to bobthedrummer (Original post)
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democrank
(11,092 posts)Go Bernie!
KatyaR
(3,445 posts)Duppers
(28,117 posts)City Lights
(25,171 posts)hifiguy
(33,688 posts)Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)FoxNewsSucks
(10,429 posts)Warren for Senate Majority Leader
Grayson for Speaker of the House.
Then maybe we'd get a lot more done and have a little less Benghazi.
Mother Of Four
(1,716 posts)Please oh please THIS!
druidity33
(6,446 posts)Heddi
(18,312 posts)Love me some Berns
mrsadm
(1,198 posts)Omaha Steve
(99,577 posts)AnotherDreamWeaver
(2,850 posts)MountainMama
(237 posts)donnasgirl
(656 posts)mahina
(17,640 posts)supporting!
sarge43
(28,941 posts)KansDem
(28,498 posts)passiveporcupine
(8,175 posts)1monster
(11,012 posts)fadedrose
(10,044 posts)We still love you.....
Ed Suspicious
(8,879 posts)RoccoR5955
(12,471 posts)Shadowflash
(1,536 posts)Nay
(12,051 posts)enigmatic
(15,021 posts)imthevicar
(811 posts)AzDar
(14,023 posts)SamKnause
(13,091 posts)Go Bernie !!!
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)Spiggitzfan
(35 posts)While I would be thrilled to finally have a female president, some things about Hillary Clinton's coziness with Wall St are alarming. To me Bernie Sanders being an outspoken socialist is a Plus, Not a negative. I think Elizabeth Warren would be great too. Ultimately, though, I will vote for whoever is on the Democratic ticket. ANYBODY would be better than ANY Republican.
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)And that is about half of what he will need to run in the General election.
He can receive more money in matching funds, though it would not bring him anywhere close to his likely competitors in the general.
He will have to do much better.
Partial public funding is available to presidential primary candidates in the form of federal matching payments. Candidates seeking their partys nomination to the presidency can qualify to receive matching funds by raising at least $5,000 in each of 20 states. Only contributions from individuals, and only contributions up to $250, are matchable. While an individual could have contributed up to $2,500 to a candidate during the 2011-2012 election cycle (a change included in the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA), increasing the limit from $1,000), only $250 of an individuals contribution can be applied toward the $5,000 threshold in each state.
Primary election candidates must agree to an overall spending limit and spending limits in each state. The overall base spending limit for presidential primary campaigns is $10,000,000, plus COLA (over 1974). For the 2012 primary season, the base spending limit was $45,620,700. Certain fundraising expenses (up to 20% of the base expenditure limit) are exempt from that base limit. Therefore, the effective primary expenditure limit in 2012 was $54,744,840. Candidates may also spend up to 15% of the overall spending limit for legal and accounting costs incurred to comply with the FECA and the Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act. These disbursements do not count against spending limits.
THE MATCHING FUND PROCESS (very generally)
Candidates may apply for eligibility any time but no money can be paid out until January of the election year. All money raised for a presidential primary election is potentially matchable. Campaigns may submit requests for funds once per month. (Twice-monthly submissions and letter requests used to be the rule, but this was changed because of the potential for a shortfall in available funds.) In the event of a shortfall, all eligible candidates will get a percentage of the total amount to which they are entitled. The percentage will be determined by supply and demand.
Once the Commission determines that a candidate has met the eligibility criteria, the candidate may submit evidence of contributions from individuals for matching. The Commissions audit staff reviews these submissions to determine whether the requests meet the standards for matchability. The maximum amount of matching funds a candidate may receive is limited to 50% of the base spending limit. In 2012, presidential primary candidates who accepted public funding had a maximum entitlement of $22,810,350 (50% of $45,620,700).
cascadiance
(19,537 posts)Then there might have been more incentive for taxpayers to check the box for a portion of their taxes paid be put in the matching funds sink too, as they'd see more money in there helping us getting someone like Bernie elected.
Buns_of_Fire
(17,174 posts)My income is low enough that I don't even have to file anymore.
But to make up for it, I'm going to do something next week that I haven't done in 20+ years:
I'm going to log onto https://berniesanders.com/ and actually GIVE him some money!
(Sure, it'll mean that I'll have to eat my special gourmet recipe for pork 'n' beans and pepperoni flambe over rice a couple more times next month, but it'll be worth every bite. )
Pharaoh
(8,209 posts)Kip Humphrey
(4,753 posts)zazen
(2,978 posts)rainy
(6,090 posts)GummyBearz
(2,931 posts)PADemD
(4,482 posts)DinahMoeHum
(21,783 posts)freedom fighter jh
(1,782 posts)CharlotteVale
(2,717 posts)Cosmic Kitten
(3,498 posts)! !
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VV
nationalize the fed
(2,169 posts)stage left
(2,961 posts)gordianot
(15,237 posts)haikugal
(6,476 posts)I'm in...and not silent!
DocMac
(1,628 posts)derby378
(30,252 posts)shirleyplz
(5 posts)sent him $25 today
monmouth4
(9,694 posts)frylock
(34,825 posts)pscot
(21,024 posts)LovingA2andMI
(7,006 posts)Lunabell
(6,078 posts)Mira
(22,380 posts)and hope he wins the nomination.
If not, I will support the Democratic nominee.
Borchkins
(724 posts)B
magical thyme
(14,881 posts)hootinholler
(26,449 posts)dbChris
(4 posts)Dopers_Greed
(2,640 posts)But am in
Ned Flanders
(233 posts)Duval
(4,280 posts)is my husband.
Spitzbub
(14 posts)turbinetree
(24,695 posts)was the reason four days ago I was in for Bernie, to volunteer to help, and do what I can------------for a progressive caring human being he is, that he always has tried to work for my interests----even though he was elected by Vermonters------------he also cares about me a worker out here in the hinterland on the issues-----which needs to be addressed---and he has taken not one dime from the political corruption of power
ornotna
(10,798 posts)He'll get my support.
peacebird
(14,195 posts)Peregrine Took
(7,412 posts)iscooterliberally
(2,860 posts)Magoo48
(4,705 posts)nutsnberries
(1,772 posts)A Little Weird
(1,754 posts)NoJusticeNoPeace
(5,018 posts)go here and watch BERNIE kick ASS
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017262940
Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)think
(11,641 posts)Bugenhagen
(151 posts)lovemydog
(11,833 posts)prairierose
(2,145 posts)Loubee
(165 posts)choie
(4,111 posts)PassingFair
(22,434 posts)made my first donation yesterday.
Will do so again!
Blue_In_AK
(46,436 posts)I will caucus for him in February 2016.
hopemountain
(3,919 posts)chopper050
(43 posts)I'm in.
catchnrelease
(1,945 posts)Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)jopacaco
(133 posts)I really want to finally be able to vote for someone who is a true liberal.
Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)grntuscarora
(1,249 posts)And so are both my daughters. My 17-year old will be casting her first ever vote next April in the PA primary, and she tells me it'll be for Bernie
MissDeeds
(7,499 posts)emulatorloo
(44,112 posts)Ino
(3,366 posts)TheKentuckian
(25,023 posts)Fairgo
(1,571 posts)I'll back every voice that speaks for me at this point, and vote for the one that proves most eloquent.
Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)Sent my first donation this morning. Much more to follow! There's NEVER been a better investment to be in on.
PatriceKelly
(10 posts)I knew where I would stand.
NBachers
(17,098 posts)KeepItReal
(7,769 posts)Yeah!
akamushi
(6 posts)yes
me b zola
(19,053 posts)cui bono
(19,926 posts)Buns_of_Fire
(17,174 posts)SusanCalvin
(6,592 posts)krawhitham
(4,643 posts)Katashi_itto
(10,175 posts)TheNutcracker
(2,104 posts)Mbrow
(1,090 posts)rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)burrowowl
(17,638 posts)DebbieCDC
(2,543 posts)onecaliberal
(32,816 posts)Zorra
(27,670 posts)Bernie
Happy May Day
femmedem
(8,201 posts)rbnyc
(17,045 posts)PowerToThePeople
(9,610 posts)harrisbierhoff
(39 posts)He'll have my vote in the primaries, as well as a write-in in the general should the self-entitled candidate succeed in crowning herself.
kentuck
(111,078 posts)Alright then.
Joe Bacon
(5,164 posts)For too long we've been marginalized and ignored.
We will NO LONGER ALLOW FOR THE LIARS IN THE WHORE PRESS TO SILENCE US!
I'm sending $25 every month to Bernie.
I want a President who will KICK ASS instead of KISS ASS!
Who is with me? Who is willing to stand up for America? Who is willing to go the distance for Bernie?
GO BERNIE!!!!!!!
Stryder
(450 posts)SixString
(1,057 posts)classykaren
(769 posts)Iwillnevergiveup
(9,298 posts)and donated. Feels great!
YOHABLO
(7,358 posts)Stewart was so dismissive and even went as far to say Hillary would clobber him. We'll see won't we?
tularetom
(23,664 posts)wouldsman
(94 posts)raven mad
(4,940 posts)Pastiche423
(15,406 posts)vanlassie
(5,668 posts)ms liberty
(8,572 posts)woo me with science
(32,139 posts)Last edited Fri May 1, 2015, 08:14 PM - Edit history (1)
and also people I don't know!
We have been carefully trained into helplessness by Third Way politicians who have no intention of actually representing us. Who have tried to detach party loyalty from actual policies in order to train us not to expect much.
It's time to tell EVERYONE about Bernie, a candidate who actually wants to work for us.
It's time to build a movement to support Bernie and DEMAND real representation again instead of corrupt corporate lies and exploitation.
K&R. Thank you for the Bernie thread!
Lydia Leftcoast
(48,217 posts)Dragonfli
(10,622 posts)dreamnightwind
(4,775 posts)Changed my sig pic yesterday from a Warren sticker to a Sanders gif. I'd get behind either of them, they are both amazing.
backscatter712
(26,355 posts)BrotherIvan
(9,126 posts)Dont call me Shirley
(10,998 posts)spanone
(135,816 posts)LiberalLovinLug
(14,169 posts)If I weren't Canadian
riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)jdadd
(1,314 posts)tk2kewl
(18,133 posts)barbtries
(28,787 posts)not entirely, but pretty sure.
lordsummerisle
(4,651 posts)Oilwellian
(12,647 posts)it still feels like a dream.
totodeinhere
(13,058 posts)yuiyoshida
(41,831 posts)Curmudgeoness
(18,219 posts)840high
(17,196 posts)topwater
(2 posts)WDIM
(1,662 posts)JEB
(4,748 posts)I'm in.
a la izquierda
(11,791 posts)diabeticman
(3,121 posts)and the wife.
tazkcmo
(7,300 posts)lumberjack_jeff
(33,224 posts)Hi anyway.
ekelly
(421 posts).
malokvale77
(4,879 posts)I sent my first ever political donation today. Not easy on my income.
I will volunteer if I can do so from home. My work schedule is day by day.
I adore Senator Sanders.
djean111
(14,255 posts)senseandsensibility
(16,989 posts)Teamster Jeff
(1,598 posts)FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)onethatcares
(16,165 posts)I'm in
Paka
(2,760 posts)SalviaBlue
(2,915 posts)LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)Noo Yawker here -
democrat2thecore
(3,572 posts)Live and Learn
(12,769 posts)denbot
(9,899 posts)I'm in
GreenEyedLefty
(2,073 posts)valerief
(53,235 posts)Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)SheilaT
(23,156 posts)Raises her hand.
GreenPartyVoter
(72,377 posts)aikoaiko
(34,165 posts)emsimon33
(3,128 posts)And I have blocked off time from my business to volunteer in as many states as possible.
Bernie could win if we all are willing to go door to door to take the message to the people.
Americans are tired of corporate/Wall Street/01% candidates.
Chiquitita
(752 posts)read a lot since 2003, rarely post.
MNBrewer
(8,462 posts)(me)
nenagh
(1,925 posts)OnyxCollie
(9,958 posts)Bonobo
(29,257 posts)DeadLetterOffice
(1,352 posts)Hun Joro
(666 posts)zeemike
(18,998 posts)And I will do what I can to elect him.
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roody
(10,849 posts)Hell Hath No Fury
(16,327 posts)NRaleighLiberal
(60,014 posts)WillyT
(72,631 posts)^G^O ^B^E^R^N^I^E
WDIM
(1,662 posts)colsohlibgal
(5,275 posts)karynnj
(59,501 posts)He was one of the leaders responsible for Burlington Vt's awesome water front. He fought to keep the waterfront for the public -- part of why Burlington is fantastic.
He might even win in VT.
LoisB
(7,199 posts)leveymg
(36,418 posts)Overseas
(12,121 posts)florida08
(4,106 posts)rgbecker
(4,826 posts)RobertEarl
(13,685 posts)NJCher
(35,650 posts)Cher
glinda
(14,807 posts)pandora nm
(63 posts)Go Bernie!
spedtr90
(719 posts)LWolf
(46,179 posts)davidsilver
(87 posts)Voice for Peace
(13,141 posts)madokie
(51,076 posts)coffeenap
(3,173 posts)Stardust
(3,894 posts)eloydude
(376 posts)Agony
(2,605 posts)Time to start going to Democratic Party meetings again!
Chellee
(2,093 posts)seafan
(9,387 posts)Michigan-Arizona
(762 posts)Dems to Win
(2,161 posts)I signed up a couple of weeks ago to help encourage him to run. It worked!
Happy Dance!
bullwinkle428
(20,629 posts)Purveyor
(29,876 posts)on DU.
192 recs for this thread, some 270 subscribers to the Bernie Sanders group.
Impressive, indeed.
bananas
(27,509 posts)MelungeonWoman
(502 posts)a2liberal
(1,524 posts)central scrutinizer
(11,646 posts)More when needed
SarasotaDem
(217 posts)TheFarseer
(9,320 posts)RGinNJ
(1,019 posts)JeffHead
(1,186 posts)We should be screaming from the rafters. Bernie or Bust!
hay rick
(7,604 posts)LondonReign2
(5,213 posts)dflprincess
(28,075 posts)calikid
(584 posts)sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)arikara
(5,562 posts)but I sure do wish you all luck!
postatomic
(1,771 posts)Bummer.
pacalo
(24,721 posts)CANDO
(2,068 posts)PA vote for Bernie!
jimlup
(7,968 posts)IDemo
(16,926 posts)Chemisse
(30,807 posts)zentrum
(9,865 posts)rwsanders
(2,596 posts)americannightmare
(322 posts)Go Bernie!
KoKo
(84,711 posts)Rooting for Warren to do Stump Speeches in support of him.
FailureToCommunicate
(14,012 posts)Autumn Colors
(2,379 posts)We're in!!!
FlatBaroque
(3,160 posts)NeoConsSuck
(2,544 posts)honeylady
(157 posts)Just signed up to donate $25 per month for the next year. He is going to bring so much substance to the campaign.
leftstreet
(36,103 posts)Mr_Jefferson_24
(8,559 posts)aintitfunny
(1,421 posts)vive la commune
(94 posts)Alkene
(752 posts)haydukelives
(1,229 posts)njlib
(891 posts)Unknown Beatle
(2,672 posts)Greybnk48
(10,167 posts)MisterP
(23,730 posts)joshcryer
(62,269 posts)mikehiggins
(5,614 posts)but then again I supported Perot so what the hell do I know?
TM99
(8,352 posts)I and we have waited too long for a candidate that represents us and not the corporate elite.
Go Bernie go!
AllyCat
(16,177 posts)annm4peace
(6,119 posts)signed up and donated.. can't wait to put up a yard sign.
Ken Burch
(50,254 posts).
salimbag
(173 posts)Amazing to see how many people are giving money to Bernie. Lots of first timers, myself included. Go Bernie!
Populist_Prole
(5,364 posts)stranger81
(2,345 posts)May the force be with him!
Joe the Revelator
(14,915 posts)SoLeftIAmRight
(4,883 posts)G B G
MrMickeysMom
(20,453 posts)Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)VAliberal
(297 posts)Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)merrily
(45,251 posts)Hiraeth
(4,805 posts).
vlakitti
(401 posts)LittleGirl
(8,282 posts)marlakay
(11,448 posts)Gladly...
hedda_foil
(16,372 posts)Capt.Rocky300
(1,005 posts)sent some green backs for his campaign today.
tblue
(16,350 posts)BeanMusical
(4,389 posts)Smarmie Doofus
(14,498 posts)padfun
(1,786 posts)All the way
sammythecat
(3,568 posts)wilsonbooks
(972 posts)Fuddnik
(8,846 posts)Paper Roses
(7,473 posts)jalan48
(13,856 posts)ut oh
(893 posts)a Sanders/Warren ticket be awesome!?!?
INdemo
(6,994 posts)Earth_First
(14,910 posts)I've already spoken to my wife on traveling to Iowa and/or New Hampshire to volunteer in a campaign office.
Last time I traveled for a primary candidate was Dennis Kucinich in 2004...
hwmnbn
(4,279 posts)Denis 11
(280 posts)cantbeserious
(13,039 posts)eom
GentryDixon
(2,949 posts)Throckmorton
(3,579 posts)HappyMe
(20,277 posts)I support Bernie 100%.
mac56
(17,566 posts)In for the win.
Ilsa
(61,694 posts)TheUnspeakable
(1,005 posts)4_TN_TITANS
(2,977 posts)Of course I'll go with whomever makes it through the primary, but Bernie is our only hope for real changes.
Johnny Noshoes
(1,977 posts)Tom Rinaldo
(22,912 posts)Pooka Fey
(3,496 posts)Bernie for President!
truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)Thespian2
(2,741 posts)the only honest politician in Washington...a real progressive...
Go, Bernie, Go
MoonchildCA
(1,301 posts)mylye2222
(2,992 posts)N_E_1 for Tennis
(9,715 posts)Trailrider1951
(3,414 posts)KingCharlemagne
(7,908 posts)Volaris
(10,269 posts)GnashvilleCat
(4 posts)gregcrawford
(2,382 posts)catrose
(5,065 posts)Fantastic Anarchist
(7,309 posts)myrna minx
(22,772 posts)whathehell
(29,065 posts)NorthCarolina
(11,197 posts)d_r
(6,907 posts)martalcd
(42 posts)MelissaB
(16,420 posts)shanine
(354 posts)Gemini Cat
(2,820 posts)salib
(2,116 posts)raouldukelives
(5,178 posts)4dsc
(5,787 posts)Octafish
(55,745 posts)Javaman
(62,516 posts)LiberalArkie
(15,709 posts)I really think this Election now that Bernie is in, can change everything. Real Hope, Real Change.
bunnies
(15,859 posts)G_j
(40,366 posts)LiberalAndProud
(12,799 posts)marym625
(17,997 posts)Fritz Walter
(4,291 posts)While Hillary is far preferable over any Repuke, I still object to the notion that the Presidency is a family business, whose power is to be passed from husband to wife, or Dog-forbid, from father to idiot son to evil son.
More importantly, I believe Sen. Sanders can make the changes our nation needs right now.
angrychair
(8,692 posts)quaker bill
(8,224 posts)freebrew
(1,917 posts)Magleetis
(1,260 posts)Nobody else even comes close.
deek
(3,414 posts).
libdem4life
(13,877 posts)vlyons
(10,252 posts)I'm voting for Hillary in the general. Either one is head and shoulders above anything the GOP has to offer, which is corrupt money grubbers, war-mongers, bible thumpers, and wingnuts crazee loons. Bernie is my preferred choice.
Snarkoleptic
(5,997 posts)d_legendary1
(2,586 posts)efilon
(167 posts)CountAllVotes
(20,868 posts)President Bernie Sanders!!!
& recommend!!!!
Spirochete
(5,264 posts)Iggo
(47,548 posts)Vanje
(9,766 posts)yep
relayerbob
(6,544 posts)yellowwoodII
(616 posts)denvine
(799 posts)Jackilope
(819 posts)woofless
(2,670 posts)azurnoir
(45,850 posts)abelenkpe
(9,933 posts)BobbyBoring
(1,965 posts)nradisic
(1,362 posts)We The People!
TxDemChem
(1,918 posts)-none
(1,884 posts)Playinghardball
(11,665 posts)xocet
(3,871 posts)CanonRay
(14,098 posts)oxymoron
(4,053 posts)lapfog_1
(29,199 posts)eridani
(51,907 posts)Special Prosciuto
(731 posts)F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)chervilant
(8,267 posts)Jamastiene
(38,187 posts)Tom Ripley
(4,945 posts)mother earth
(6,002 posts)Puha Ekapi
(594 posts)Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)chknltl
(10,558 posts)Darn proud to be a supporter, even prouder of the company I am in at DU. (Actually sorta humbled after reading many of their OPs lately....wow!)