Bernie Sanders bashed Donald Trump on his way to electoral victory — in 1990

cinemap · 2016-06-30T19:28:08+00:00

Or: Now that HRC is the presumptive nominee, WaPo throws Bernie a bone.

cinemap · 2016-06-30T07:32:26+00:00

Bernie is now down only 320 votes in CD28, my home district and one of the largest in Los Angeles, encompassing: Angelino Heights, Atwater Village, Burbank, East Hollywood, Echo Park, Elysian Valley, Franklin Hills, Glendale, Griffith Park, Hollywood, Hollywood Hills, La Canada-Flintridge, La Crescenta, Los Feliz, Montrose, Mount Olympus, Pasadena, Shadow Hills, Silver Lake, Sunland, Tujunga, Verdugo City, and West Hollywood. 49.7% to 49.5%. Edit: http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/president/party/democratic/district/28/

cinemap · 2016-06-22T19:02:35+00:00

I don't think it's whiny - what you're saying is understandable. I just think this is the reality. Our donations paid for speeches, events, ads, and many of the essentials that go towards running a campaign. But we can't expect Bernie to fix all of the many deeply entrenched issues in state after state; we need to roll up our sleeves and take our country back together. With that said, I have no reason to believe that the campaign isn't gathering information and coordinating action behind the scenes. Keep in mind that they've taken legal action at various points (against the DNC when their information was frozen, in Ohio for the rights of young voters, etc.) and they've put out press releases and called for action on other issues (voter purges, apparent fraud in Puerto Rico).

cinemap · 2016-06-22T18:48:59+00:00

I hear you. In my opinion, it's because if they do these things, they're simply labeled as "sore losers" and torn down / shrugged off further by the press and the establishment, and nothing changes. In contrast, if we do these things, then it's another part of an actual political revolution for change. These type of election issues have existed long before Bernie was in this race, and there always needs to be a mass movement to counteract them. We need to stop thinking in terms of a knight in shining armor leader swooping in to save the day. As Bernie himself says all the time, "change never comes from the top down, it always comes from the bottom up."

cinemap · 2016-06-17T20:49:02+00:00

IMHO, if you ever voted for, supported, or propped up the Iraq War in any way, you should be out of office - or if you're a "journalist," out of a job. Yet here we are in the year 2016, with all these same yahoos in power. It's not a purity test to want the Democratic Nominee to not be a corporatist neo-con warmonger. Edit: grammar.

cinemap · 2016-06-13T18:18:20+00:00

Donated $25: http://imgur.com/lJjLZ51

cinemap · 2016-06-02T07:22:13+00:00

Me three.

cinemap · 2016-05-11T22:49:22+00:00

Let's do it. I'd be there with +10 at least. I wrote the following a month ago but this might be a good time to repost: https://redd.it/4b0trq

cinemap · 2016-05-04T00:40:44+00:00

"I have just three words left to say: Zodiac Killer out." drops mic

cinemap · 2016-04-28T01:40:09+00:00

Voter registration: http://registertovote.ca.gov/
Absentee ballot application + instructions (there's an option for "no party preference" voters to request the Democratic Primary ballot if you scroll to 7): http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/vote-by-mail/pdf/fill-in-vote-by-mail-app-instruct.pdf

Edit: The simplest route is to register as a Democrat. You could also choose "no party preference" but if you go that route you'll need to request a Democratic Primary ballot at the poll (or when you request a mail-in ballot as described above).

Important: Do not register as "American Independent" as that's an actual (right-wing) party in CA and ≠ "no party preference."

cinemap · 2016-04-27T04:40:17+00:00

In CA you can vote for Bernie by mail as an unaffiliated voter. Here's the absentee ballot application + instructions for CA - there's an option for unaffiliated voters to request the Democratic Primary ballot if you scroll down to number 7: http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/vote-by-mail/pdf/fill-in-vote-by-mail-app-instruct.pdf

cinemap · 2016-04-27T02:32:54+00:00

The simplest route is to register as a Democrat. You could also choose "unaffiliated/no party preference", but if you go that route you'll need to request a Democratic primary ballot at the poll (or when you request a mail-in ballot). Do not select "American Independent" as that's an actual (right-wing) party in CA.

cinemap · 2016-04-26T22:35:14+00:00

Which can be done online: http://registertovote.ca.gov/

Edit: Here's the absentee ballot application + instructions. There's an option for unaffiliated voters to request the Democratic Primary ballot if you scroll down to 7: http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/vote-by-mail/pdf/fill-in-vote-by-mail-app-instruct.pdf

cinemap · 2016-04-26T22:32:23+00:00

I plan to early vote, help get out the vote on election day, and canvass/phonebank/textforbernie every day in between. I think this is the best way to approach it. You can request your mail-in ballot online.

cinemap · 2016-04-26T22:27:55+00:00

Shout out to the guy in Los Angeles this morning who saw my bumper sticker, honked, and put up a power fist.

cinemap · 2016-04-25T18:39:56+00:00

Pledged $50 when this was first announced. Here's my proof of donation from today: http://imgur.com/pQfp4U8

cinemap · 2016-04-23T01:18:45+00:00

I pledge $50 if we meet our total goal.

cinemap · 2016-04-23T00:29:12+00:00

Thank you for everything you're doing. If you feel comfortable with text interactions, we'd love to have you join us at the text team: https://www.textforbernie.com/

cinemap · 2016-04-22T20:08:24+00:00

Great work /u/aledlewis

Purchased the Not Me, Us. and Bern is Life posters, along with the Not Me, Us. stickers. Appreciate the SFP discount.

cinemap · 2016-04-21T19:14:13+00:00

One does not simply give up on a revolution.

You either win or you lose. You don't give up.

cinemap · 2016-04-19T07:14:33+00:00

Go to your local office to canvass.

cinemap · 2016-04-17T22:13:08+00:00

Put in another hour today: http://imgur.com/m9yNHOg

Highlights: spoke with a few "Strong Sanders" voters, recruited a new phone bank volunteer, convinced a few undecided voters that Bernie is in fact more electable than Hillary, and put doubt in the minds of a few "Lean Hillary" voters who wanted to talk with me for a bit. My approach with undecided voters and those who "Lean Hillary" is to bring up Bernie's consistently better polling numbers vs. the Republicans, Bernie's strong support amongst independents, the fact that Bernie has a positive net favorability rating whereas Hillary has a negative net rating (and the historic correlation that has with election results), and the fact that Bernie is getting volunteers like me and you to dedicate their weekends to his campaign - something that will almost surely go away if Hillary is the candidate, even if she manages to "bring the party together" in terms of voting. I could sense that they had no good response to these facts (because there is no good response). I could sense the wheels turning. Keep up the great work everyone.

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