From Bernie: This is not a moment, it's a movement.

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Saturday's debate showed that we can win, but standing on a debate stage for two hours does not win an election.

Debating our opponents gets our issues in front of new voters. Then it's up to our campaign to contact those voters, bring them into our movement, and turn them out to vote.

I want to be very clear about something though: You are our movement. We don't have any billionaires waiting in the wings with bags of cash, no saviors from the oligarchy ready to swoop in and save the day. It's you.

There's no one else except for ordinary Americans who are tired of the influence of the billionaire class. Now, there's a lot of us — but we need to come together, get organized, and win.

You're one of our most dedicated supporters, and so I'm asking you again: can you step up one more time and contribute $(insert amount of your choice here)* to our campaign?

Our opponents have been running TV ads since early summer. They're funding their campaigns with checks from billionaires and Wall Street. We always knew we would be outspent, but we can make sure we're not out-organized.

What we are offering is a chance for Americans to not just get involved in the political process, but to take it back from the billionaire class. Our grassroots movement is organizing, communicating, and connecting in communities across the country.

Together, we can dismantle this corrupt political system — one phone call, one flyer, one conversation at a time. This kind of real organizing work is being done at a scale not seen elsewhere in this election. Tens of thousands of people turned out over the last week and made an incredible number of calls to voters in early states, helping identify who will come to the polls for Bernie. It's thanks to folks like these:

“I phonebanked for an hour then taught another person how to phone bank, and we made plans to start meeting regularly. It felt great to say, 'I'm a volunteer for Bernie Sanders.'" - Sylvia from CO

“The people who signed up actually came, and completely filled up my small living room. It was cozy! Lots of discussion and diverse ages! After explaining why the campaign is asking for people to phone bank in the early primary states, I was very surprised at how many people volunteered to phone bank! People also wanted to attend more events, canvass, and use their special skills for the campaign. I encouraged them to apply online, and I will follow up with them. Most of them expressed a desire to develop an ongoing local group to promote Bernie's campaign.” - Catherine from NJ

“I fed everyone dinner and then, we had a quick training on the Virtual Phone Bank. Afterwards, four people started making calls. It was decided this event was so much fun, that one of our newbies decided to hold an event at her house on Monday - just three days later!! - to repeat the dinner and phone banking event! Everyone agreed to come to her event - even our guest that traveled almost 2 hours to get here!” - Robin from TX

“We had a very pleasant experience with our first phonebanking event. Six people signed up and three showed, all with very positive attitudes and willing to work. The first hour was spent with introductions (we were all new to each other) and an orientation for the process. After that we all just called for about an hour and a half! It was a productive event and I can see how if thousands of volunteers around the country do this work we WILL make a difference in the early states.” - Fernando from CA

This is who will help us win. Folks like Sylvia, Catherine, Robin, Fernando, and thousands of others who want to take back our corrupt political system.

The only way we can win — countering the influence of Wall Street, health insurance companies, and the rest of America's oligarchy — is if enough people come together to join our movement.

So, are you in?

Contribute $(insert amount of your choice here)* to our campaign to show the billionaire class that ENOUGH is ENOUGH. Help us win this.

Thank you, deeply, for everything you do.

In solidarity,

Bernie Sanders


*this is my parenthetical. Bernie's email contained a specific amount.




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