We did it DU - 1 million contributions!

[TBF]

"TBF" -

I wanted you to hear it from me first: a short while ago, we flew past our goal of 1 million online contributions to our campaign.

***

From Jeff Weaver - will be sending another update later in the day. FEC fundraising deadline tonight.

[arcane1]

1. Hell YES!!

[JackInGreen]

2. YEEEAAAAAHHHH

[rhett o rick]

3. Sen Sanders clearly the candidate of the people. nm

[senz]

62. He supports us, so we support him. It's perfect.

[SoapBox]

4. Alright!

[RussBLib]

5. I wonder what the other candidates have been getting?

...and if their figures can even be trusted?

[TBF]

7. Well some of them get big donations

but the importance of small donations is people willing to vote for Bernie! He is not collecting huge checks from corporations and investment banks.

[RussBLib]

17. Yeah, I was thinking about how many "small donations" (e.g. individuals) are the others getting?

I have no doubt Bernie is well in the lead in the number of people donating. It's a gauge of public support far moreso than how many million dollar donations has a candidate received?

[TBF]

27. Yes, that's the way I see it. nt

[DianeK]

8. opensecrets

is a good place to keep up with what all the candidates are getting for donations and where their donations are coming from

[Fritz Walter]

15. What they have been getting is "on their knees"

Kissing Koch (et al.) ass!

[DianeK]

6. woo hoo!

[historylovr]

9. Woohoo!

[TM99]

10. Hot damn!

Way to go everyone.

WE made this happen with Sanders!

[marym625]

11. I hope I was 1million

Timing seems about right.

This is so amazing!

[merrily]

35. I'm POSITIVE you were #1 million, Mary. Didn't the blue, red and white balloons and confetti

come down from the ceiling when you hit send? Trust me, I WILL find out who messed up on that one!

[marym625]

37. what are you talking about?

The horns and whistles were so loud I assumed you heard it from there! Confetti and balloons everywhere! It just took a few minutes.

Sorry you missed it, marrily!

[merrily]

38. So, everything went according to plan, after all. Glad to know it. Heads were about to roll!

[marym625]

39. LMFAO!

[cui bono]

48. Hey, you're a million in my book!

[marym625]

49. Awe! Thank you

As you are in mine!

[sabrina 1]

51. I donated yesterday, so I don't think I was 1million. I hope you were Mary!

[marym625]

53. I'm sure there were a ton of people donating when I did

But, I received an e-mail saying, please help us reach one million, I donated, then received the email saying they hit the goal. So I'm close anyway!

[sabrina 1]

54. You never know! But the important is we did it!! A lot of people thought it was too ambitious a goal

and were worried he wouldn't get the one million contributions. But he did, and with each new victory, a ripple effect occurs and it expands into more victories.

Very exciting campaign, it's pretty historical.

[marym625]

55. It's astounding!

I'm so happy to be a part of it!

We'll win the White House then, slowly but surely, Bernie Sanders will get this country on track to a bright future for all

[appalachiablue]

12. Fabuloso!!

[leftcoastmountains]

13. K&R!

[Dont call me Shirley]

14. Love that smile!

[Hiraeth]

16. Hell to the Yeah !! Hell Yeah !!

[Enthusiast]

18. Kicked and recommended a whole bunch!

[yuiyoshida]

19. very

nice.

[Arugula Latte]

20. "And I helped." ... I just donated.

[oberliner]

21. He may end up raising more money than HRC this month

That is just incredible.

[TBF]

40. Amazing! And her donors will max out ...

while we all can keep sending our $1, $5, $20 etc... each month ... and there appear to be a lot of us!!

Bernie's campaign has stated that the average donation to him is just over $25 each.

[oberliner]

41. Have you seen this article?

Bernie Sanders Raises $24 Million, Powered by Online Donations Exceeding Obama’s 2008 Pace

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont raised more than $24 million for his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in the last three months, a significant sum that was fueled by a torrid pace of online donations: more than a million so far.

http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/09/30/bernie-sanders-raises-24-million-powered-by-online-donations-exceeding-obamas-2008-pace/?_r=0

[TBF]

42. Jeb's numbers - holy cow

Interesting that so much money is going to someone we haven't heard much from yet. So, he must be their pick.

[ChiciB1]

45. WOW, Now We Just Need "Our" Democrats

to wake up to what so many of us want. We have a long way to go, she already has delegates wrapped up! I AM very upset with our Congress Critters!

[mountain grammy]

22. Just had an unexpected job pop up..

a little extra to send to Bernie this month.

[merrily]

36. Congrats, mountain grammy!

[ChiciB1]

23. WEEEEELLLL, I Think I Might Have Heard It Earlier, LOL!

About 1/2 ago I just made my 4th $35 contribution. Shush, don't let my husband know, he thinks I've only done it 2 times. So no telling what the total will be by tonight. AND, I talked to my sister who has been a huge Hillary supporter on the phone last night and we talked a lot about politics. She knows I've been a gun ho activist for years and she started asking me lots of questions. I "think" I changed her mind and she's very stubborn too.

She only has basic cable connection and I watch FSTV and RT, plus she knows about my blogging. As with so many Democrats & people all over the U.S., she knew very little about Bernie so I told her about his "socialist" stands. Asked her what's wrong with socialism and she said nothing, so I went on. Filled her in on some of Bernie's platform and asked her what she thought, she agreed with everything issue I talked about, BUT she was unaware that he only takes money from "we the people" no Super Pacs. She liked this fact a lot.

And I didn't bash Hillary, but told her some reasons why I'm not supporting her. One thing I did say was while yes, it would be great if we had a woman in the WH, we shouldn't simply vote for a woman because we've never had one. Told her that I needed to feel a real connection with who I was voting for and Bernie Sanders is the first candidate I've ever felt as much respect for. But I did say I was extremely upset with so many Democrats who touted the same issues as he does don't seem to have really meant it. Some of the most Liberal candidates have come out in support of Hillary. Also about DWS and her apparent bias against Bernie. But even bias of almost all our so called Democratic Congressional leaders. My thoughts that these leaders are acting like Repukes and are walking in lock step as if they "got the memo" that Bernie needs to be ignored as a viable candidate. This to me seems that the Democratic Party I joined many years ago no longer represent the "big tent" theory, but still want to say they do. Behind the scenes too many Democrats are as connected to Wall Street as Repukes.

Unfortunately, she's older than me and doesn't have a PC so I can only send her written statements about what he believes. Seeing him on uTube and other places are much more effective.

Anyway, in the past she always stuck to her guns... this time she listened.

[Duval]

26. I've had the same

experience with one of my sisters! She finally came around and thanks to my cutting and pasting skills (that's about it for my skills
she became a Democrat in 2008 and supports Sanders. I also gave more $ than my husband knows about! Mum is the word!

[ChiciB1]

43. That's Funny About Our Hubbys, Also

the sister thing. But my sister has always been a Democrat since way back. Just wanted to give her a heads up about Bernie because she only reads local paper and has no PC. Limited TV too, just basic cable which I don't think has CNN or MSNBC! I don't watch them, but have alternative channels like FSTV.

But, we have out work cut out for us!!

[TBF]

30. I agree re Hillary -

all things being equal I'd like very much to see a woman in the oval office. We are long overdue. But all things aren't equal in this case. We have one populist who is depending upon us all to vote for him, and one candidate who is getting her donations from the very wealthy. Who will she be loyal to? The people who fund her.

[ChiciB1]

44. That's My Huge Worry Too!

The other stuff the Repukes are hyped up about didn't affect my decision about Bernie. But now since McCarthy shot his mouth off she's probably going to get a lot of sympathy! She already has our Democrats AND DWS who I've never liked or trusted.

[senz]

63. Excellent, ChiciB1!

That's a good example of how it can be done. Yes, I think an honest expression of why this candidate is different and why his campaign matters can make people stop and think.

My "elevator speech" in casual encounters is simply, "Bernie's for us. He's for the people," said with openness and a smile. Even if it just gets them thinking, gets them curious, it's a good start.

[ChiciB1]

64. YES, I've Found It Better To Give Reasons For Why

I support Bernie as opposed to attacking Hillary. Just talk about Bernie's pluses and tell them to check it out and make a comparison. While Bernie is gaining ground, our own Party seems to be doing whatever they can to make him go away.

So we need to pass his message on to those who are unaware of his platform.

[roguevalley]

24. such a good day. mark this spot. He will win. 2017 is the beginning of a new paradigm.

[retrowire]

25. and it isnt even done

deadline is midnight tonight and myself and I'm sure many others are gonna take advantage of those bernie swag discounts at Bernie's website!

I'm getting a mug!!!

[stage left]

28. Discounts.

sounds good.

[retrowire]

31. i know im cheap!

but the money still goes to Bernie!

[stage left]

46. Frugal

Not cheap. I'd like a Tee shirt.

[stage left]

29. That's wonderful!

[darkangel218]

32. No shit!!!

GO BERNIE!!!!!!

[LiberalEsto]

33. I mailed a check to the campaign

so make that 1 million plus 1.

[TBF]

34. Excellent!

I bet there are quite a few folks doing that.

[MrMickeysMom]

47. Remember when feeling this good about somebody made you want to do anything you could?

Yeah.... neither did I...


I was too young to appreciate Kennedy, but I'd imagine that it rises to the level of that feeling.

I donated again just before midnight cause I wanted to make sure Mr. Mickeys Dad was on board. Of course he was.

[sabrina 1]

52. He really is inspiring people with his message. That 'progressive message' we were told 'wouldn't

resonate in this right-of-center nation'! We KNEW it was lie, but could never prove it. NOW we can.

Maybe that's why it feels so good. He's blowing all their packaged, corporate funded lying, deceptive talking points out of the water! It's like watching the schoolyard bully being run out of town by someone who finally stood up to him.

[senz]

60. You know, I don't think I HAVE felt this good about a presidential candidate.

I've worked my butt off for Democratic candidates in the past but it was always so that our side would win. This time, I'm supporting a candidate whose vision for America matches my own.

And one who I know is telling the plain truth about what he thinks and how he feels, not just "campaigning" to look good.

Bernie is the first candidate who has ever seemed entirely real and entirely GOOD to me. I didn't even know this could be possible.

It's a wonderful feeling. How lucky we are!

Thanks for bringing this to light, MrMickeysMom.

[sabrina 1]

50. Bernie is blowing away the excuse for Dems taking Corporate money! He is TRASHING CU

with the help of the American people. Refusing their Bribe Money and showing they CAN'T control everyone with their 'talking money'. It clearly doesn't talk to Bernie OR millions of other Americans.

[TBF]

56. And it is millions -

for every $25 donation that comes in we realize these are the voters that are just scraping by. How many are not able to donate at all but will hear Bernie's message loud and clear? They will vote for him too. This is why debates are critical - and why Hillary Clinton et al are determined to squash them.

[sabrina 1]

57. Yes, and for every person who made a donation there are, in the same homes, people who couldn't

right now, but will as soon as they can.

[senz]

61. Yes. Bernie put his trust in the American people. And we heard him. We heard him.

The other politicians don't think we can have their backs. But he does. And we do.

[n8dogg83]

58. Yay Bernie!! It feels great to know im a part of something that could change the country! I donated

a week ago, and last night, took advantage of the discount on gear and bought a tee shirt (along with another $10 contribution)! the fact that he has almost matched Hillary's haul without the need for corporate money bags is a sign that the people like what they see and he can win!! In the immortal words of Howard Dean: "YEEEAAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!"

[senz]

59. NPR just reported a big difference between Bernie's and Hillary's contributions.

They reported the overall amounts, which are close, then noted that Hillary's contributions were split between very small and huge, making the average donation quite high, while Bernie's are consistently small and numerous. Guess which one represents genuine grass roots?

I have heard from several sources that very recently the Hillary campaign started begging people for numerous tiny donations.

I am so glad that NPR pointed out the difference.