Hitting our midnight goal will shock the establishment and help us win Wisconsin #FeelTheBern

Hitting our midnight goal will shock the establishment and help us win Wisconsin

Bernie doesn’t go around asking millionaires and billionaires for money. There are no oligarchs waiting in the wings to save us.

If we are going to win in Wisconsin on Tuesday, it’s going to be because millions of Americans have come together to say they have had ENOUGH of billionaires buying our candidates and elections.

It’s still a long shot, but it looks like we have a chance to reach our goal of raising more money from individual, small-dollar contributions in March than we did last month. And if you add another contribution before our critical midnight deadline, I think we’ll get there.

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When we started this campaign, no one gave us a chance in the world. They said our ideas were "radical," that we were a "fringe" campaign not to be taken seriously. They said there was no way we’d be able to compete with the millionaires and billionaires lined up to fund Hillary Clinton’s campaign.

But what we are doing on this campaign is proving the doubters wrong, and we are doing it time and time again.

We’ve won six of our last seven contests and have a chance to do very well in Wisconsin on Tuesday night. The political establishment and financial elite in this country are dead set on stopping our momentum. But if we continue to stand together, we are going to win.

Make another contribution to our campaign before our critical midnight FEC fundraising deadline and we are going to hit our goal and do very well in Wisconsin.

Reaching this goal would send a very powerful message to everyone paying attention (and there are A LOT of people paying attention) that not only are we not going anywhere, but we are going to win.

In solidarity,

Jeff Weaver
Campaign Manager
Bernie 2016

Paid for by Bernie 2016

PO Box 905 - Burlington VT 05402 United States - (855) 4-BERNIE

Today is Cesar Chavez's birthday

March 31, 2016 Today, March 31 is Cesar Chavez' birthday. On this day throughout the nation there are many observances honoring Cesar’s work. We are grateful for all these recognitions, which continue to grow 23 years after Cesar’s passing in 1993. But Cesar said that if the union he helped build didn’t survive his death, then his life’s work would have been in vain. The UFW takes this responsibility seriously and carries on Cesar’s work of making the lives of farm workers better by aggressively helping farm workers organize, negotiate union contracts and win new legal protections. A big focus of the UFW right now is helping farm workers get the same overtime pay as almost every other worker. Workers plan to commemorate Cesar Chavez month (the time between Cesar’s March 31 birthday and April 23 passing) by marching for fair overtime pay in support of the bill we told you about, AB 2757 “The Phase-In Overtime for Agricultural Workers Act of 2016.” The bill would phase in paying California’s farm workers overtime if they work more than eight hours a day or 40 hours a week by the year 2020. Starting this Sunday, April 3, more than 10,000 farm workers up and down the west coast will take to the streets and march in 5 key agricultural areas. To do this is very expensive, but it’s time for worker’s voices to be heard. As Cesar told us, "I'm not going to ask for anything unless the workers want it. If they want it, they'll ask for it." Well, the workers are asking now. Will you help? I want to share a worker story that moved me about why this bill is so important. Adolfo Tafoya, who works in the peaches, nectarines and grapes, told me,  I am happy that finally someone is fighting so that us farm workers are paid overtime after 40 hours just like other workers from this country. All these years I’ve felt discriminated against, as if my job was worth less than someone that works in a factory, construction or other type of jobs. Farm work is heavy. For the majority of the year I work 60 to 63 hours per week under the hot sun and sometimes the rain. I carry a ladder up and down on wet and uneven ground. Fighting together, it can be done! Cesar would know it could be done. He would be leading the charge for Adolfo and other farm workers. Help us fill Cesar’s shoes by standing with the farm workers for whom he dedicated his life. Make your donation today @ https://secure.ufw.org/chavezmarch. Thank you for everything you do. Viva Cesar Chavez! Arturo S. Rodriguez UFW President

So much on the line in Wisconsin ~ @BernieSanders

Hillary Clinton left the campaign trail for yet another high-dollar fundraising event on Monday, but she shared some news about the state of the race that we agree with: she said the trail to the Democratic nomination "goes through Wisconsin."

We’ve won six of the last seven contests and have all the momentum. And we have a chance to build on that significantly when Wisconsin votes in a little over a week. It’s a state Hillary Clinton once led by over 40 points, but we have cut the margin down to single digits.

One thing is for sure: we are fighting for every last vote. But with so much on the line, you can bet Hillary Clinton and the financial elite funding her campaign will be as well. That’s why we have to ask:

Can Bernie count on you to contribute before tomorrow's critical FEC fundraising deadline to help us win Wisconsin and the Democratic nomination?

We have come so far in Wisconsin, and in this race, to come up short. We expect that it’s going to be close, and every contribution made between now and tomorrow's deadline could make a real difference in determining the outcome. Add your contribution now to help us win Wisconsin and put us on the path to victory for the Democratic nomination.

Thank you for continuing to stand with Bernie, and for leading this political revolution.

In solidarity,

Jeff Weaver
Campaign Manager
Bernie 2016
 

Paid for by Bernie 2016

PO Box 905 - Burlington VT 05402 United States - (855) 4-BERNIE