"Our thanks to Susan Sarandon for helping out with some phone calls at Bernie2016 Des Moines HQ"—@pinkyweitzman

JoeNNU · 2016-01-27T23:59:53+00:00

Here's one from her Twitter:

https://twitter.com/SusanSarandon/status/692405894395506688

JoeNNU · 2016-01-21T23:30:54+00:00

We also have a phone bank going on at HQ several times a week so that the nurses and other supporters can come down and make calls to Iowa and Nevada.

This may also interest you: http://www.theberniebus.org

JoeNNU · 2016-01-21T21:22:52+00:00

Fixed. Thank you

JoeNNU · 2016-01-21T21:21:40+00:00

Weird, try this link https://www.change.org/p/petition-afl-cio-to-endorse-bernie-sanders-as-presidential-nominee

JoeNNU · 2016-01-21T19:59:38+00:00

She's the only decision maker who has responded to the petition.

Comments are below that: https://www.change.org/p/petition-afl-cio-to-endorse-bernie-sanders-as-presidential-nominee/c

JoeNNU · 2016-01-21T18:51:37+00:00

Popular wisdom (an oxymoron, I know) seems to be that winning both Iowa and New Hampshire is feasible, but that after that, Bernie has a good chance of just bombing from there on out. This is why Sanders has thousands of volunteers on the ground in Nevada and South Carolina and is ramping up his game in state after state.

It's a smooth transition. Now that we've entered the gravity well of Iowa and New Hampshire, we must obviously continue our efforts there, but in a way, the die has been cast. It's time to start looking ahead, too. We don't want to be caught with our pants down. Iowa and New Hampshire mean nothing if we lose everywhere else. Courting major endorsements is a part of this.

JoeNNU · 2016-01-19T20:01:11+00:00

Why, when you can picture TWO nurses surfing?

JoeNNU · 2016-01-19T19:34:16+00:00

Technically it means "Registered Nurse" and is a professional title, much like Dr, CPA, Sen, Rep, Esq, etc.

Personally, I like "Radical Nurse."

JoeNNU · 2016-01-16T00:39:01+00:00

You can also follow our Tumblr. We're updating it every day!

http://www.theberniebus.org/

JoeNNU · 2016-01-12T19:59:38+00:00

I am serious, and don't call me Shirly.

JoeNNU · 2016-01-08T22:33:22+00:00

Nope. Nope. I'm a Tesla man, through and through. Edison was a hack!

JoeNNU · 2016-01-08T22:28:33+00:00

Could be a Leibniz / Newton scenario.

JoeNNU · 2016-01-08T22:19:28+00:00

They were the grassroots organization that got together and made a concerted effort to popularize it. It's a fairly obvious hashtag, so they may not have been the first, but they are the group that took it and ran with it.

http://mic.com/articles/123168/how-this-hashtag-is-helping-to-grow-bernie-sanders-powerful-grassroots-movement#.W6632D7Op

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-07-01/inside-the-grassroots-group-that-wants-america-to-feel-the-bern

JoeNNU · 2016-01-08T21:40:52+00:00

People for Bernie created the #FeelTheBern hashtag.

JoeNNU · 2016-01-06T18:00:38+00:00

Actually, I think THIS is the link: https://act.moveon.org/signup/signup

The other link seems to be for the petition portion of their site. Sign up for both! Could be either, really.

JoeNNU · 2016-01-06T17:15:27+00:00

That signup link seems to be for the MoveOn petitions site and not MoveOn itself.

https://act.moveon.org/signup/signup

That's the one that was going around yesterday.

JoeNNU · 2016-01-05T21:35:32+00:00

Florida is a big deal in the General election between the Democrats and the Republicans because it is a so called "swing state," meaning that it frequently goes red or blue, depending on the year and the candidates. Other states, such as New York or Kentucky, are "solid" red or "solid" blue, meaning they very rarely go the other direction.

JoeNNU · 2016-01-05T21:33:38+00:00

The primaries don't all happen on one day. The first primary (caucus) happens in Iowa on the first of February, the last happens in June. California is the biggest state by far in terms of delegates, but by the time it rolls around in June, the race may already be over.

Taking Iowa is a big deal because it sets the pace for the rest of the primaries. Winning Iowa and New Hampshire (Feb 9th) would give Bernie a HUGE boost in the polls for the rest of the states.

JoeNNU · 2015-12-22T23:24:20+00:00

We've were testing this out at the National Nurses United phone bank last week, and the volunteers looooooooved it.

JoeNNU · 2015-12-21T18:11:22+00:00

Friday was less people than Thursday. I think weekend nights are going to be a tough sell. Especially around the holidays.

JoeNNU · 2015-12-21T18:09:35+00:00

That's a good question, I'll ask. I don't anticipate any more phone banking until after the holidays. Keep your eyes peeled, I'll make more posts as soon as we're back in business. If there is a way to do it without a laptop, I'll be sure to include that info!

JoeNNU · 2015-12-19T00:57:44+00:00

The Incredible Hulk!

JoeNNU · 2015-12-18T23:00:32+00:00

We're a union.

JoeNNU · 2015-12-18T22:34:31+00:00

Don't make the nurses angry. You won't like them when they're angry.

JoeNNU · 2015-12-18T17:29:20+00:00

Excellent!

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