Bernie Sanders uses signatures, not money, to get on Texas ballot

[UglyGreed]

DALLAS - Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign has been petitioning for ballot status all over the Lone Star state, and the payoff is now. Dallas activists say that over 10,000 signatures will be turned in to the election authorities in Austin this week! No other presidential candidate has gathered petitions to meet the state's signature quota!

Texas law says that major party candidates can get on the primary election ballot with signatures or with money. The Sanders campaign will save several thousand dollars when their petitions are accepted. More importantly, they have a data-base of supporters far in excess of any other candidate. In fact, their levels of individual donations and volunteer activism even exceed those of the vigorous Obama campaign in 2007, according to the state organizer.

In Dallas, the Sanders campaign rented an office in the Communications Workers Local 6215 hall, where the AFL-CIO offices and most labor-related meetings are held. The largest local union in Dallas is the school personnel (AFT) affiliate, and the AFT was the first big union to endorse Hillary Clinton; but the recent endorsement from the Postal Employees (APWU) gives the Sanders campaign a powerful ally among Dallas union activists.

http://peoplesworld.org/bernie-sanders-uses-signatures-not-money-to-get-on-texas-ballot/

[HerbChestnut]

1. Things like this are really exciting.

I'm not one of those who believe the polls are biased or wrong, but I do believe Sanders has more support than what's reflected in them. Is it enough to overcome national or state deficits? Who knows.

[demwing]

8. it's enough to stay in the game

while you change the game to your advantage

[Agschmid]

2. Cool, money saved is good.

[JonLeibowitz]

3. Exactly; more money for him to use in the general, right?

[Agschmid]

4. Sure if he wins the primary

[Thinkingabout]

5. Recently there was posts complaining about the DNC was not acquiring the

Signatures, looks like volunteers have stepped up.

[JonLeibowitz]

6. That was not the complaint, but i am sure you know that

[Thinkingabout]

7. Not when it was stated the DNC should be getting the signatures. My reply at the time it was up to

the campaign and the supporters to get the signatures. And I know it was complaining about the DNC not doing this work.

[Capt. Obvious]

10. That was about the DNC registering voters

[jeff47]

11. No, that was the Sanders campaign suggesting the DNC also register voters/collect info

at Sanders rallies.

In other words, they were suggesting something to help the DNC instead of only helping their campaign.

[Mnpaul]

9. 10,000 signatures is nothing

Bernie could collect that in one event.

[Babel_17]

12. People power, huh! nt