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George II

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1. Apparently if any of your acquaintances who have your email address or phone number....

Reply to Croney (Original post)

Sun Oct 13, 2019, 07:14 PM

Oct 2019

....and signed up for Sanders' phone app, you're liable to get stuff like that.

"Volunteer for Bernie by talking to your friends and community"

https://app.berniesanders.com/

By "talking to your friends and community" they mean "use the app to contact EVERYONE you've ever run across since you got your phone"!!!

PS - other candidates do it ONLY if people sign up directly with their campaigns to get such messages, not through others who sign up.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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No, I won't attend a Bernie debate-watch party on the 15th in Somerville. [View all] Croney Oct 2019 OP

Apparently if any of your acquaintances who have your email address or phone number.... George II Oct 2019 #1

Aha. Thanks for the info. Croney Oct 2019 #2

Many phone apps have way too much access to your phone and most have no idea what they agree to tymorial Oct 2019 #14

Just reply 'Unsubscribe.' NT Eric J in MN Oct 2019 #3

I replied delete. Unsubscribe was of course what I should have said. Croney Oct 2019 #5

Many who are getting those messages never subscribed in the first place. George II Oct 2019 #7

I get stuff like that from Biden and I unsubscribed. No biggie. It's just the age mucifer Oct 2019 #4

Absolutely. Croney Oct 2019 #6

I don't get any texts or emails from candidates that I didn't sign up for.... George II Oct 2019 #8

Same here, I've gotten it from Biden, Harris and Bullock. Unsubscribe works great. nt Autumn Oct 2019 #22

Go ahead , Join the Party ritapria Oct 2019 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Oct 2019 #20

which party? Half of the Bernie's DSA backers go to this type (obviously not speaking of any on DU) Celerity Oct 2019 #21

I will attend one in Chicago! n/t Peregrine Took Oct 2019 #10

Would you prefer to be addressed as Honey Blossom? aikoaiko Oct 2019 #11

Hey, how do you know my secret code name! Croney Oct 2019 #15

I will! Love Somerville. And I like Bernie too. sharedvalues Oct 2019 #12

Go for it! Love Somerville too. Croney Oct 2019 #13

Is Somerville is the town that sued to prevent the Everett casino from being built? George II Oct 2019 #16

Hmm, I'd forgotten that. I keep planning a visit to that casino. Croney Oct 2019 #17

I got a text from a Bernie campaign worker. THey wanted a contribution or something. wasupaloopa Oct 2019 #18

True Croney Oct 2019 #19

+1! Cha Oct 2019 #23