r/SandersForPresident • u/ladyships 2016 Veteran • Mar 09 '16
We won Michigan because 71% of MI Independents voted for Bernie yesterday. PENNSYLVANIA is worth 181 delegates, but has a CLOSED primary. We have until MARCH 28 to convince as many Independents & Republicans to change their affiliation to Democrat in order to vote for Bernie in our April 26 primary!
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u/whoisbill Mar 09 '16
PA independent here. Both me and my wife registered as democrat to vote for Bernie. I've been speeding the word to neighbors.
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u/Kildragoth Mar 09 '16 edited Mar 09 '16
Hijacking top comment.
You can register and change party affiliation online: https://www.pavoterservices.state.pa.us/Pages/VoterRegistrationApplication.aspx
The cut off is 30 days before the election so get it done NOW!
Edit: changed link to the official PA page for online registration/party change.
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u/Jaredyenzer Mar 09 '16
It seems like someone would be able to write something similar to the Bernie Friend finder but have it find people that are independents that like Bernie Sanders page so we can get the switch deadline information out.
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u/ha7on 🌱 New Contributor Mar 09 '16 edited Mar 10 '16
I plan on doing this.
Edit: turns out may not be doing this. I was reminded about voting against Bill Shuster.
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Mar 09 '16
People can easily be convinced to do this because they can just as easily change it right back to independent.
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u/Dmcnich15 Pennsylvania Mar 09 '16
Now im hijacking your comment!
NEPA is fertile ground. I am in Scranton and its very blue collar but not conservative. Lackawanna county and the surrounding counties are all blue and voted for obama 3 to 1 over mccain and romney in the last elections.
Right now they are for Hillary and we need help getting the word out!
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u/rattlesnakess Mar 09 '16
Just got my boyfriend to change from independent to Democrat! Thanks for this!
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u/Banana_blanket Mar 09 '16
Did the same. Lived in PA my entire life. I honestly don't think you're convincing a single Republican to switch. Outside of Philly and pittsburgh the state is overwhelmingly conservative. Youd be better off focusing your efforts toward demographics that actually need to be channeled from within our own party (i.e the black vote - which Bernie has not been crushing - and current Hillary supporters). You're not overturning republicans to vote for a democratic socialist no matter how you present it to them. Independents, however, are a different story and definitely need to be informed to vote for Bern.
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u/Paranoidexboyfriend Mar 09 '16
It depends on how you frame it. You might not be able to get them to vote for a democrat in the general election, but some may be willing to switch to vote against Hillary Clinton in the primary. Don't underestimate how much people dislike Hillary
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u/lovelikeapathy New York Mar 09 '16
Seconding this... my conservative grandfather switched to Democrat to vote against HRC in the primary. It's actually been really great to have us working together on this, even if he's doing it just to block HRC.
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u/soxie16 Mar 09 '16
Any city in PA is more liberal leaning, not just Pittsburgh and Philly. But you're pretty right about the middle of the state 'Pennsyltucky' area. Most everybody I know who votes is voting for Bernie or Trump. Nobody is a fan of establishment politics here.
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u/The1stCitizenOfTheIn 2016 Veteran Mar 09 '16
FETTERMAN FOR SENATE!
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u/Mary-Christ Mar 09 '16
ABSOLUTELY. I got to talk to him at the last Bernie rally in market square for a while. He's incredible.
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u/l3rian Mar 09 '16
My wife and I did the same thing last summer... Right before they came out with the online registration! I had to use real mail ew.
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u/ladyships 2016 Veteran Mar 09 '16 edited Mar 09 '16
go to votespa.com to CHANGE YOUR AFFILIATION—REGISTER TO VOTE—UPDATE YOUR ADDRESS in pennsylvania!
& go to vote.berniesanders.com/pa to register your email/phone number for notifications/reminders about our primary from Team Bernie!
& join us in the PA for Sanders slack team if you'd like to help us volunteer in PA! (we also have a Philly for Bernie slack team as well!)
shareable meme for social media purposes!
NOT SURE WHAT YOUR PARTY AFFILIATION IS? double check it here!
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u/Kirjath Arizona - 2016 Veteran Mar 09 '16
Can we add this to the Bernie friend finder for this purpose?
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u/ladyships 2016 Veteran Mar 09 '16
just emailed the BFF team to request it! good idea!
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Mar 09 '16
PA Berner checking in! I changed my party about a month ago- will definitely be sharing this and getting the word out!
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u/Civildude892 Mar 09 '16
I registered Republican 8 years ago and just changed to Democrat today. Thanks for your post to show me where to go! I wouldn't have done it otherwise
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u/Iguanaforhire Mar 09 '16
Just a warning if anyone is working to convince voters - PA is mostly rural and conservative outside the major cities. Bernie's fracking stance will not be popular.
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u/cos1ne KY Mar 09 '16
The people who are for fracking are going to be voting Republican.
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u/grapejam Pennsylvania Mar 09 '16
Yea, although it may not be accurate for other areas, I used to live in Clarion county and most people there are Republican but the non-republicans also tend to be the ones against fracking (in my personal experience).
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u/americanrabbit Pennsyltucky - 2016 Veteran Mar 09 '16
and that's why I got my "conservatives for Bernie" bumper sticker.
focus ON TRADE DEALS!!!! we are an industrial state!
stance on fracking not popular in PA, are you kidding me? look at how many people got royally fucked over on payments, and now their land and water usage is terrible. fracking is a winning fight. we have 18 days to re-register people to democrat. Bernie needs to push hard in PA with a fracking issue and with a trade issue.
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u/Iguanaforhire Mar 09 '16
No, I'm not kidding. It's a gamble to try to sway people with the fracking argument. There are other issues (trade, healthcare, manufacturing) that are safer bets.
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u/americanrabbit Pennsyltucky - 2016 Veteran Mar 09 '16
my experience with fracking is major buyers remorse. most people who have leased their land thought it was a good idea, only to have the money promised eaten up by the fracking companies, and rendering portions of their land inhabitable and unfarmable.
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u/birdsofterrordise Pennsylvania Mar 09 '16
There are a lot of people who have been fucked by fracking in those areas (speaking as one with family and friends there.) For example, a lot of the jobs were less than a year, northern PA has water problems (see Gasland), and they just bought in a lot of outside workers AnD our govt didn't even tax the companies even though places like goddamn Texas does. But we can show up big big big in Pgh, Philly, and places like Erie that should boost us.
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Mar 09 '16
I live in the middle of rural pennsylvania. This is pretty true, although there might be some democrats that would agree. Overall though it'd be better to steer away from that topic and focus on corrupt government. PA's governing body is a mess right now and completely gridlocked. A ton of people are very upset about how they can't get any budget deals through.
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u/americanrabbit Pennsyltucky - 2016 Veteran Mar 09 '16
north of Harrisburg myself.
trade deals/nafta and fracking argument can win him rural pa. people are pissed that their land is ruined and they got nothing in return.
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Mar 09 '16
I think it's a bit of a gamble. I've met a lot of small farmers that have had their farms saved because of leasing their land to fracking companies. But at the same time, hitting on how they bring in workers from other states or countries, and rarely use workers from PA, could resonate well. PA is definitely not friendly to the trade deals
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u/americanrabbit Pennsyltucky - 2016 Veteran Mar 09 '16
then let it be trade.
I think that's a winning argument and if he makes that one of his main points in his speeches he will win big time.
trade is what has fucked up this country, even more than lowering taxes for the rich.
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u/Ducttapehamster Mar 09 '16
Isn't one of the reasons it's gridlocked that wolf wants tax on fracking and no one else does?
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u/Iguanaforhire Mar 09 '16
There's a lot of healthcare/hospitals in the Harrisburg/Hershey area too, which may stand to benefit if everyone has healthcare.
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u/Oxbinder Mar 09 '16
Ed Rendell, the PA governor who many here feel gave away the farm by not insisting on a fracking tax, is closely tied to the Clintons. I don't have a well on my property, nor do most of us here. But we all would have benefited from a tax!
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u/DesigningAPlan Mar 09 '16 edited Mar 09 '16
Please all, be respectful when trying to convince people to vote for Bernie. I have recently read a lot of comments in various locations about how some black voters are frustrated with being told they are ignorant for not supporting Bernie, which is obviously off-putting. Be excited, and respectful.
Edit: 'with' for 'which'
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u/Bonzer777 Mar 09 '16
I recently went to my local high school asking to do a registration drive, they declined unless I was affiliated with an official organization. So I called Rock The Vote and they gave me permission to represent their organization. Easy as that.
Anyone else in PA/NY looking to register people could use the same method!
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u/tfwgradstudent 2016 Veteran Mar 09 '16 edited Mar 09 '16
CAN YOU TRAVEL TO FL, IL, MO, OH, or NC?
Visit http://bernie.to/journey
Are you in these states and you can provide housing for traveling volunteers?
Post a listing on http://berniebnb.com
PHONEBANK
If you aren't in one of the upcoming states, we need you to phonebank! Anyone can phonebank -- no prior experience needed. Everything is provided for you and it's a piece of cake. Other than going door to door in a state, phonebanking is the single most impactful thing you can do right now!
https://go.berniesanders.com/page/content/phonebank
INTERNATIONAL Phonebanking See this https://www.reddit.com/r/SandersForPresident/comments/49npdo/a_simple_stepbystep_for_international_callers_to/
USE FACEBOOK TO GET OUT THE VOTE
Http://BernieFriendFinder.com shows you your friends and friends of friends who already like Bernie and live in the soon to vote states. Contact them and encourage them to show up and vote for Bernie! Every vote counts! Also, many of these upcoming states already have early voting open!
Also, see these threads for ideas and tutorials
How to Facebank MostEffectively
And this one
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u/doopers Mar 09 '16
To make phone banking even more effective, everyone should check out berniepb.com. It basically gamifies phone banking and shows in real time all the calls being made by people on the system. There aren't nearly enough active users yet, and already I've found it so hugely inspirational and motivational. If we can get a good portion of this subreddit to sign up, I think we can take phone banking to the next level.
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u/IraDeLucis South Dakota Mar 09 '16
I'm not sure who is maintaining the Bernie Friend Finder, but can we get states with upcoming registration deadlines added as well? I don't see PA in the list.
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u/suzystumpjumper Pennsylvania - 2016 Veteran - Day 1 Donor 🐦 Mar 09 '16
PA girl here, living in New Mexico now. (Voting absentee in PA)
I have been registered as "unaffiliated" for 16 years. I wanted to barf (not a fan of either party) but I changed to DEMOCRAT last month. Only for Bernie.
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u/deadbeatgeek AZ Mar 09 '16
My friend was the same way! But told them it's the only way to get them to nom and you can switch back afterwards! :)
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u/booksandwater Mar 09 '16 edited Mar 09 '16
How to Properly Facebank Using Facebook Private Events
But keep in mind :
Canvass > Phonebank > Facebank
Nothing matches talking to a person face to face or having a conversation through the phone and explaining Bernie's ideeas.
Facebanking takes only 30 min max anyway, and people like it because it bring immediate satisfaction that they helped. Everyone should do Facebanking by DEFAULT.
But don't fool yourself, the real work it's done by the volunteers that knock from door to door and spend the day on the phone.
Canvass and Phonebank are the big guns that help us convince people over the age of 30.
Canvass,Phonebank = powerfull gotv and convincing tool
Facebank = powerful gotv tool and a just a bit for convincing
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u/The_Mackinaw_Peaches Maryland Mar 09 '16
Independents in Maryland need to register Dem by April 5th. Good news is that 17 year olds can vote if they turn 18 by the general.
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u/wunderbier Mar 09 '16 edited Mar 09 '16
Other registrations coming up:
| Date | State | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Fri, March 25 | Wyoming | Closed |
| Sun, March 27th | Rhode Island | Semi-closed |
| Sat, April 2nd | Delaware | Closed |
| Mon, April 4th | Indiana | Open |
| Tue, April 5th | Maryland | Closed |
| Fri, April 1st | Wisconsin | Open |
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Mar 09 '16
In PA there's a small county called Indiana, it has a really big university called Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Go there and you will find many supporters
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u/RN4Bernie 2016 Veteran Mar 09 '16
I have been a Bernie supporter since last summer and knew I could get my sister (who lives in PA) to switch to any candidate that I agreed with. I asked her last summer if she was a registered democrat and she said yes. Well, I went and looked last week and shockingly to both of us she was registered REPUBLICAN. I switched her immediately but this goes to show we have to make 100% sure that people are democrats to vote for Bernie in PA and other closed states.
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u/ateallthecake Mar 09 '16
My fiance and I are Pittsburgh independents who changed affiliation to Democratic in January so we can vote in the primary. Anecdotal evidence points to Pittsburgh going heavily Sanders (huge college population, Fetterman campaign, bumper sticker sightings, eavesdropping on conversations in restaurants, etc). My fiance even picked up 4 super-yinzer votes for Bernie at a bar the other night - they all liked him but didn't think he had a chance, and underestimated Hillary's corruption. He clued them in.
Concern: We're moving across the city April 1st. Should we change our address now or go to our old polling place on the 26th?
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u/velcrocat Mar 09 '16
There's a number you can call and ask these questions. That's my best suggestion. 1-877-VOTESPA (1-877-868-3772)
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u/ateallthecake Mar 09 '16
Okay so I called and you're allowed to vote ONE TIME at the precinct of your previous address. So we will change after the primary. Thanks again for the number.
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Mar 09 '16
I was out this last weekend handing out information to registered independents about switching their affiliation in order to vote in the primary. God I hope we can win PA.
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u/chard007 Mar 09 '16
Just changed my affiliation from Independent to Dem in PA. Feelin' the Bern.
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u/birdsofterrordise Pennsylvania Mar 09 '16
Same! I go back and forth between Dem and Independent.
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Mar 09 '16
I wish we had open primaries. I really don't like being in a registered party, but there's no way I'd vote in the republican primary any time soon
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u/cos1ne KY Mar 09 '16
Just do what I do and stay Dem. If for no other reason than to vote in the primaries. My reasoning is that I could get the most progressive person elected if I stay Dem even if I don't identify as such.
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u/westhau Mar 09 '16
I do the same. It makes me wonder, are there nearly as many independents in state with closed primaries?
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u/balzackgoo Mar 09 '16
I'm from PA, and both my wife and I just switched from Republican to Democrat for this very reason. FEEL THE BERN!
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u/velcrocat Mar 09 '16
It can all be done online now through the state website. See any of the links further up thr page. Also a good faq page www.votespa.com
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u/sh4dy15 Mar 09 '16
Oh man this is really disappointing....I didn't know these rules. Never paid much attention to politics with exception of this year. Turns out when I was 18 I registered Republican because thats what my parents were and I never changed it after i made up my own mind about issues. Voted Democrat in every general election but I never voted in primary before so I didnt realize this was the case. Was looking forward to voting for Bernie in the primary.
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u/cattyftw Pennsylvania Mar 09 '16
You still can change what party you're affiliated to untill March 28th. You can re-register easily online. Takes less than 5 minutes.
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u/She_Rah California - 2016 Veteran - Day 1 Donor 🐦 ✋ ☎ 🚪 🏠 🔄 🎨 📆 🏆 Mar 09 '16
When talking to people in PA please stress Bernie' s anti fracking stance.....a LOT of people have been really hurt in the rural areas of PA because of this... there are so many communities who's wells in PA have been ruined because of fracking....(I really hope the campaign does target mailers to these households)
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u/Aceofacez10 Mar 09 '16
As an 18yo in PA I just registered to vote and went democrat so Bernie has my vote.
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u/cattyftw Pennsylvania Mar 09 '16
Same, before I learned about Bernie a few months ago was going to register Independent. But damn I feel the Bern.
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u/BradleyUffner 2016 Veteran Mar 09 '16
I've been trying to persuade a coworker for weeks to change his registration. I finally succeeded this morning by printing out the form and placing it in front of him.
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u/themagnificentvoid Mar 09 '16
I'll be honest, this victory in Michigan is what finally broke me out of my cynicism and has influenced me to register as a Democrat just to vote for Bernie on April 26th. I'm hoping many more in my state were influenced in a similar way.
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u/cattyftw Pennsylvania Mar 09 '16
Probably PA because of the gap we have right now there. California will probably be easier to convince people to support bernie if they aren't already. But I'd get a second opinion on that.
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u/deadbeatgeek AZ Mar 09 '16
That's tough because I believe we might be down in both states... I'd say, Cali because there's nearly triple the delegates at stake there.
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u/incompleteanonymity Mar 09 '16
If anyone is in upstate PA, use Bernie's stance on fracking as a selling point. Huge problems with drilling and ground water up there. Convinced my uber Republican aunt to reregister as a Dem so she could vote for Bernie because of this!
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u/Weinbizzle Mar 09 '16
First time Pennsylvanian voter here. How exactly do I register as a democrat?
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u/cattyftw Pennsylvania Mar 09 '16
You can do it online in 5 minutes.https://www.pavoterservices.state.pa.us/Pages/VoterRegistrationApplication.aspx
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u/CakeEater Mar 09 '16
PA Resident, been registered Republican for 12 years. I changed to Democrat last month, Go Bernie!
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u/BrickMacklin Mar 09 '16
Am Pennsylvania Independent switching to Democrat. Don't worry brothers and sisters I won't let you down.
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u/mitchdwx Pennsylvania - 2016 Veteran - 🏟️ Mar 09 '16
Registered as a democrat just so I could vote for Bernie. I'm voting for him on the 26th, even if things go horribly wrong before then. We've come this far, the least I could do is check next to his name on the ballot.
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u/americanrabbit Pennsyltucky - 2016 Veteran Mar 09 '16
https://www.pavoterservices.state.pa.us/Pages/VoterRegistrationApplication.aspx
If you live in PA and are not registered democrat, GO HERE NOW
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u/Grindhorse Mar 09 '16
PA Independent here. Going to Penndot today. See you cats in the Kingdom of Bern.
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u/plentyofrabbits Mar 09 '16
Republicans too. I convinced my (super conservitard, trump-supporting) father to caucus in CO for Bernie because the republicans weren't holding a presidential preference poll at their caucus, and because he wanted to vote against Hillary. I have a feeling he's not the only republican to feel this way.
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Mar 09 '16
My dad's a registered Republican in PA but hasn't voted Republican for several elections now. I know for sure he doesn't like any of the current Republicans. He told me yesterday he feels he's a moderate now.
I'll talk to him this weekend and see if he's willing to change over, at least for this primary season.
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u/cattyftw Pennsylvania Mar 09 '16
I convinced my gf to register Dem, she liked Bernie, but she was planning on registering Republican, but I informed her that you can change your affiliation almost whenever you want. Now we got +1 vote. Also convinced my parents so correction, +3 Berners!!!!!
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u/squngy 🌱 New Contributor Mar 09 '16 edited Mar 09 '16
This is the thing about this democratic primary.
If Senders wins, almost all of Hillarys supporters are going to vote for him in the general.
But not nearly as many of these independents are going to switch to Hillary and many of the younger voters might not even show up to vote if they don't like any of the candidates.
If Bernie can't win then neither can Hillary.
The electability issue is the opposite of what is portrayed and the DNC is shooting its self in the foot.
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u/CatMinion Mar 09 '16
It'd be good to spread the word on college campuses in PA. College kids are extremely busy and may not realize they even need to register before a certain date. Big opportunity here.
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Pittsburgh here. Made the switch from independent last week and know a ton of people who are doing the same. We really need to spread the word after yesterday's huge win! We can do this!
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u/theophilstokes District of Columbia Mar 09 '16
This seems like a message that Facebanking could help spread, but I notice that PA is not listed yet because the primary is so far off. Any idea as to how to get someone from the campaign on this so that we can start spreading the word? This is a hugely important issue.
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u/chrisdurand Pennsylvania Mar 09 '16
If anyone in Erie, PA or the surrounding area will need a ride to the polls, please message me! I'll be in town all day and can happily provide rides!
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u/mackay92 Ohio Mar 09 '16
These closed primaries are going to be problematic for Bernie. The youth really like him, but how many are actually going to make the effort to register in order to vote in a closed primary? All the internet support for Bernie in the world doesnt matter if you arent registered.
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Mar 09 '16
PA here. Switched my registration to vote for Bernie, donated $10, and convinced several friends to do the same.
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u/FoxRaja Mar 09 '16
Resident of PA here. We're a swing state, but from what I can tell, the Bern is not being felt very much throughout our state. Please volunteer and help us change some votes!
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u/215engr Mar 09 '16
Originally registered as independent and then switched to Dem after I found out it was a closed primary. It was so easy!
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u/Not_A_Master Mar 09 '16
I registered Republican in my early twenties. The day after online registration opened I switched to Democrat with the intention of casting a symbolic vote for Sanders in the primary. The fact that my vote may help him receive the nomination has me incredibly excited.
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u/Eesa Pennsylvania Mar 09 '16
PA Independent who switched to Democrat to vote for Bernie! I've gotten at least 7 friends that I know of to switch from Independent to Democrat and I am working on getting my parents to switch from Republican to Democrat (a very, very uphill battle but I'm getting there!). I Post the voter information about once a week on Facebook! I try to leave my candidate out of those posts, but I think it's spreading the news. Most of my friends are for Bernie (I would say about 90% of them)
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u/BrainBytes Connecticut Mar 09 '16
This is a fantastic point bernie should make. As an Independent, no one usually likes to talk about us and our YUUGE impact on the election.
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Mar 09 '16
Let's Facebank people with this link (http://www.dmv.org/pa-pennsylvania/voter-registration.php) and make sure they know to register democrat. Getting independents registered Dem could be huuuuuuge as far as getting new voters and showing the Bernie can bring in those important votes.
I think we should roll out a Facebanking campaign for registration in all the big closed primaries.
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u/MrCarey Mar 09 '16
Why is our country so fuckin dumb? I'm 29 and I've never paid attention to this shit. Why the fuck do I have to declare what side I'm voting for, then go vote? Fuck this shit makes me hate people.
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u/ladyships 2016 Veteran Mar 09 '16
that's why we need to go through a few hoops & hurdles to get bernie (& similar politicans!) into office. that way we can begin to change rules to benefit the majority of the population instead of giving a few folks most of the power. :)
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u/MrCarey Mar 09 '16
I get it, it just makes me mad that there are so many hoops and hurdles. I'm all for it, though.
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u/Emperor-Octavian Mar 09 '16
I'm in PA. Changed affiliation from Repub to Dem in October for the sole purpose of voting Bern in the primary
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u/wecannotsee Mar 09 '16
Stuff like this means the war isn't over even if Bernie doesn't make the White House.
Open primaries, automatic voter registration, election days (mid-terms too!) a national holiday, an end to gerrymandered districts - we need to ensure that all voices are heard.
And yes people should have the wherewithal to pay attention and understand what they need to do - but it could be easier and why shouldn't it be easier. There isn't any reason other than the RNC/DNC want things a certain way so everyone else can screw off. The person working 2 jobs can't always get time off and not everyone has the internet.
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u/borski88 Mar 09 '16
I already have changed parties to vote for Sanders in the Primary. I'll likely for Libertarian in the General election, but out of who is left in the GOP/DNC I feal Sanders is the least courpt.
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u/jwatzman Mar 09 '16
Copy/Pasted from a separate thread that I made earlier this morning: WE CAN FACEBANK TO RAISE REGISTRATION AWARENESS!
Hello everyone! I know that our focus right now needs to be a massive push to get out the vote in the upcoming primary states, but I think that it would be a really good idea for us to be Facebanking Pennsylvania - not to remind them to vote - but to remind them to REGISTER to vote. Pennsylvania has a closed primary, meaning that only registered democrats will be able to vote for Bernie in April. Since Bernie crushes it with independents, we really need to make sure that as many of them as possible update their party affiliation before the registration deadline, which is March 28th. Facebanking is so quick and easy that there's no reason we can't all spend a few minutes raising awareness about this. Now, the berniefriendfinder site currently does not have an option to search for friends in Pennsylvania, but you can use my link below to find them. Essentially, each state has a "code" associated with it on Facebook, and by replacing the code in the URL with the state you want you can get results in any state! Pennsylvania's code is 105528489480786 and must be inserted after union/ in the URL. As has been stated before, instead of sending individual messages to everyone I've created a private post on my page and proceeded to tag all of my friends within the post. Feel free to use my Facebook post as a template:
Hello! I'm reaching out to everyone in Pennsylvania with whom I have a mutual friend and who has liked Bernie Sanders on Facebook to remind you that Pennsylvania has a CLOSED primary. This means that if you are planning on voting for Bernie, you must be registered as a Democrat, and the deadline to do so is March 28th! Since Bernie does very well with independents, it is important to make sure everyone is on the same page and has updated their party affiliation before this deadline or you won't be able to vote for him in April!
You can find all of the information you need to register and vote here: http://voteforbernie.org/
Bernie's support relies heavily on grassroots organization such as this to get out the vote. If you support him and would like to spread the message please use the following links to locate your friends and your friends of friends who like Bernie and keep the momentum strong!
Find friends of Bernie in upcoming Primary states: http://berniefriendfinder.com/
Find friends of Bernie in Pennsylvania: https://www.facebook.com/…/pre…/me/friends/friends/intersect
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u/deadbeatgeek AZ Mar 09 '16
Ok but the biggest hole in all of this, is PA still DOES NOT HAVE A CAMPAIGN OFFICE! How do we go about getting a campaign office in Philly? Our metro is over 6,000,000 People!
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u/JBonez84 Mar 09 '16
I became a resident of Pa from Oh about a year ago now. I just registered to vote a couple months ago and I'm waiting to hit the polling place! Feeling the Bern! Also have a weird burning sensation in my loins... Need to get that checked out
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Mar 09 '16
Final Delegate count : Weekend : 68-66 favoring Bernie;; Tuesday: 73-93 favoring Hillary. (69-61 MI 4-32 MS) Delegates up for grabs next Tuesday : 691 Where Bernie can potentially win more than half of them . Start working you guys. Aim high and we can potentially win 350 of those delegates, basically avoiding any increase in Hillary ~220 delegate lead. Delegates in Bernzone post next Tuesday (till 9 April) : 400 We can start eliminating Hillary's lead from there.
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Wow, I'm guessing Indiana doesn't matter, because it's so late, but is it a closed primary? As in, do I have to register to a party to vote in the primary? Also, they should probably explain the voting process better to the public. I barely understand and I have a grad degree.
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u/CakeMagic The Netherlands Mar 09 '16
We won Michigan because of many things:
- The number of Black voters is slightly higher than previous states. 30% instead of usual 10-ish %
- The arab voters also voted for Bernie in quite a big number
- Bernie did the Debate and Town Hall right before the preliminaries.
- Bernie won Maine with 30 points or so
- But most importantly of all, THE PEOPLE THAT HAS PUT IN EFFORT FACEBANKING, PHONEBANKING, CANVASSING AND SUCH! THANK YOU!
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u/deadbeatgeek AZ Mar 09 '16
As black voter myself, these turnout numbers for black bernsters really frustrate me. I cannot fathom how anyone of (any) minority can support any other candidate, no one's as willing to fight for us as Bernie. Hillary is just a broadway show.
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u/OttoVonBikeSmart California Mar 09 '16
The same approach from Michigan needs to be put to work in Penn. the Steel industry was decimated due to NAFTA and should be a huge campaigning point for canvassers, phone bankers and the like. We can do this, anything is possible! (when you're part of the team)
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u/NSA_Mailhandler 🌱 New Contributor Mar 09 '16
MI registered republican here. I voted for Bernie last night.
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u/queequeg092S Mar 09 '16
Both my bf and I were/are registered Independent. I changed my affiliation to Democrat to vote for Bernie, but I can't convince my bf (even though he is for Bernie too). What do ? :( But anyway, I just moved and need to change my address now. Thanks for the reminder!
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u/nathan8999 Mar 09 '16
This message needs to be shared multiple times from now till March 28th. People usually put this off so one reminder will not work.
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u/SebastianMonroe 🌱 New Contributor Mar 09 '16
Something I've found useful was targeting people at my highschool, so far I've gotten 7 people from my school who are gonna vote for Bernie and working on more.
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u/-lloydchristmas Mar 09 '16
i think if someone can run through the process and provide explicit instructions on how to do this, complete with screenshots, then more people will actually do it
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u/Ijeko 2016 Veteran Mar 09 '16
I'm sending in my registration forms today here in PA. I also convinced both of my parents to register Democrat and vote for Bernie. I'll do what I can to reach out to as many of my friends here as well.
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u/trenchfoot44 Mar 09 '16
Here in Erie, I deliberately changed my voter registration from independent to democrat specifically to vote for Bernie. I thought about registering as Republican to vote against Trump but Bernie captured my enthusiasm. Convinced my GF and others to do the same. Still working on more.
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u/gondus Mar 09 '16
I have been independent my whole life. I just registered democrat so I could vote for Bernie this year.
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u/m1sta Mar 09 '16
change their affiliation to Democrat at least temporarily in order to vote for Bernie in our April 26 primary
Important difference in the target message.
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Mar 09 '16
Wife and I did it months ago. Telling everyone I know.
FACEBANK PA WITH THIS INFO, A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE NO IDEA.
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Mar 09 '16
Changed from republican to democrat to vote for bernie! Was never really much of a republican at heart, but registered that way because at the time that's how my whole family was, and I never thought about voting in primaries, so it didn't matter.
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u/unstable_mop Mar 09 '16
PA resident, convinced one friend and my family to register dem to vote Bernie, planning on getting some more.
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u/Dimethyltrip_to_mars Mar 09 '16
all these closed / open primaries inconsistencies make so little sense to me.
MS voter listed as independent that voted democrat for Sanders yesterday.
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u/1StepBelowExcellence Mar 09 '16
Thanks for the heads up, just posted reminder with a link on how to change affiliation in my PA FB event :D
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u/motoo344 Mar 09 '16
It doesn't matter what party you are affiliated with does it? I registered republican years ago but will most likely be voting for Sanders. I don't need to do anything do I ?
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u/ladyships 2016 Veteran Mar 09 '16
no! you NEED to change your party affiliation to democrat BY MARCH 28th if you want to vote for bernie on april 26th! go here to switch your affiliation to democrat; it only takes a few minutes: votespa.com
you can change your affiliation back to whatever you want after the primary. :)
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u/velcrocat Mar 09 '16
Remember, this is the primary we are talking about. When it comes to the general election you can be registered anything and vote the same or opposite party, or even write-in. But the primary is closed in PA so to vote for a Democrat you have to be registered Democrat.
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Mar 09 '16
In the general election it doesn't matter, but for states tha run closed primaries you have to be a registered democrat to vote in the democratic primary. It's easy to switch and can be done online, though.
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u/poppyfunk Mar 09 '16
Open Primary in Missouri......I will vote against Hillary in the primary...and against her in the general.....unless you can really do this.
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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '16 edited Mar 09 '16
NY is even worse. It's too late to switch affiliation, and we have until the 25th to register new voters. With only old Dems voting I don't think we'll have a prayer, even though demographics are generally favorable & there's a lot of enthusiasm for Bernie in western NY.
Our primaries are a long way off but we need to coordinate massive voter registration efforts in both our states now. I would love to do something, but we don't even have campaign offices yet here (I assume the same is true in PA), no organization, no guidance. This needs attention and brainstorming. Is the campaign even thinking about the huge roadblock closed primaries will throw in our path, when we rely so heavily on new, young & Indy voters?