We don’t need to talk about it anymore
Yesterday’s just a memory
Can we close the door
I just made one mistake
I didn’t know what to say
when you called me baby
I applied yesterday to be a Bernie delegate at the convention. Would be an interesting experience in a city I’ve never been to. Would be an incredible experience if Bernie is the one being the nomination.
Have any of you (in addition than skydiver) traveled to canvass or volunteer? Considering driving up to NH to do something but not sure of the logistics. More likely to wait for NY/PA/NJ though.
I was joking about how you joked about the dumpster girl being me and that nudes girl was actually you. Btw if you run with this you’ll get way more likes for your posts! I apologise that my joke needed an explanation.
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Lol nice nice
Normally I do it for free, but this time I’m doing it for charity
I’ve generally avoided overt political involvement for job-related reasons but fuck it, just gave Bernie my first-ever donation. Added in a t-shirt and a few koozies for good measure.
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I got a cool opportunity to collect signatures for Bernie to get on the ballot in my state
That I promptly turned down because it’s in the middle of NFL Sunday
Bookmarked for future reference during Trump’s second term.
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It is what it is.
No worries if it is not right for you.
I’ve lived on $400 a month while dedicating precious hours to volunteer at a community center. I was hungry, but I was fulfilled. That was long before I had a family, but we still live simple lives with a low cost of living.
I personally prefer volunteering for social and political causes rather than getting paid for them. There’s something that switches in my brain when I’m getting paid to do something instead of doing it simply because I want to help.
But if someone were going to pay me, $52k is an outrageous amount of money for something I would have done for free.
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Just signed up to canvass for Bernie in Iowa on February 1st, hopefully get a couple people on the fence to vote for him in the primary
Also got one other person to join and another pending
Double edit, another person confirmed
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Good on you. First time canvassing? Definitely give us a trip report when you finish.
If anyone of you Bernie bros are wanting to help in some way, I can’t stress enough how easy joining the text team is. I’ve gotten a bunch of people to attend organizational events, canvassing events, get out the caucus parties, etc. It’s super simple and it definitely has an effect.
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How do I Join the texting team?
Yup it’s my first time and def will report back. They have a lot of buses that take people out from Chicago to Iowa to canvass so felt like it was an easy enough thing to do for a whole day and hopefully can make a difference. I am also getting two female Bernie bro’s to come as well, both of their first times too
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What oneeyedtripping said. Here’s a direct link: https://berniesanders.com/text/
Next webinar is tonight, then one Sunday and one Monday night.
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thanks, got in the one tonight and i’m good to go
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Awesome, welcome to the team! Thanks for donating your time to a good cause.
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Alright, I just finished canvassing in Dike Iowa and am in the car heading back to Waterloo to catch the bus back to Chicago.
Here’s my trip report:
I was surprised on how many people we had that came out to Waterloo. There were about 80 volunteers total in the small campaign office. Our bus brought about 35-40 people and there were a few other buses that went out to other parts of Iowa.
When we got to the office there was food made by one of the local supporters and a lot of Bernie swag (stickers, buttons, yard signs and other things you could take with you to canvass). There were about 6 or 7 designated drivers and the volunteers grouped up with each driver depending how many people the car could carry. Once we were in the groups someone came around and gave each group a few sheets of paper that each had a list number that we put into this app and all the addresses of the houses would load on the app.
Since the primaries are 2 days away the lists were all of people who were likely Bernie supporters. I had about 28 houses to knock on in the town I was in. Most of the people were not home but had about 10 houses that answered. A couple were older folks who’s main concern with Bernie was his health and the rest were people that were either big Bernie supporters or leaning his way. Most of the information I provided was of the local caucus location, time of the caucus and took down info for anyone who might not have a ride there. If they didn’t have a ride then I would take down their info and someone will contact them tomorrow and help with getting them a ride on Monday. My town was extremely small and the caucus place is nearby so I had a fairly easy job.
Overall it was a great experience and I’m very hopeful for Monday. I’m also a big introvert and this was way easier for me than I expected, most people were extremely easy to talk to and very kind. Hopefully I reminded a couple of people to go caucus on Monday and it’ll have an effect on the outcome in a positive way.
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Good job and thanks for the report.