Sunday, May 05, 2019

Some Tweets from Bernie Sanders


  •  Pinned Tweet
     7 hours ago
    This is a moment to stand up, not stand down. Join us live in Fort Dodge, Iowa!
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    27K viewers
    85 replies261 retweets768 likes
     
     
  •  6 hours ago
    I’m sick and tired of hearing Republicans say they want to get the government off the backs of the American people unless it is women who want to control their own bodies.
    707 replies1,696 retweets8,151 likes
     
     
  •  7 hours ago
    I grew up in a family that lived paycheck to paycheck. I know the stress millions are living with. If your car breaks down and you can’t get to work, you could be fired. Then how do you take care of your kids or pay for health care. No one in America should struggle to survive.
    721 replies1,704 retweets9,427 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     9 hours ago
    ., who is running on a slogan of social, economic and racial justice, has featured Greenville's gentrification issue in a nationwide campaign video.
    35 replies309 retweets1,062 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     10 hours ago
    That time when and Ben Cohen decided to go for ice cream in Perry, IA. In the Ice Cream stop Ben Cohen is the draw
    26 replies139 retweets878 likes
     
     
  •  8 hours ago
    We have a president who does not understand the Constitution of the United States, does not respect the Constitution of the United States and is a threat to the very fabric of American democracy.
    883 replies1,341 retweets6,466 likes
     
     
  •  9 hours ago
    For hundreds of years, extraordinarily brave people have stood up, and some of them have died in the struggle, to end discrimination in America. That struggle is not over, and our job now is to come together to take on the forces of greed and bigotry trying to divide us up.
    215 replies916 retweets2,762 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     11 hours ago
    Perry, IA - where a gym full of people gather to hear on the nicest Saturday afternoon of the year so far. Safe to say, Iowa is feelin' the Bern.
    49 replies134 retweets635 likes
     
     
  •  10 hours ago
    Here is a promise: If elected president, we are going to reduce the price of prescription drugs by half.
    771 replies1,367 retweets9,146 likes
     
     
  •  11 hours ago
    Here is the truth that the drug and insurance companies do not want you to know: Expanding Medicare to everyone will save the American people money.
    308 replies900 retweets3,834 likes
     
     
  •  11 hours ago
    Live from Perry, Iowa! Join our town meeting to discuss how we can finally create a government that works for all, not just a wealthy few.
    117 replies274 retweets768 likes
     
     
  •  13 hours ago
    What this political revolution looks like is people reaching out to their friends and neighbors, talking about the issues that deeply affect their lives and bringing them into the political process. When we do that, we can accomplish extraordinary things for our country.
    236 replies828 retweets3,206 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     14 hours ago
    Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry's introducing Bernie Sanders in Iowa—> "A president of the United States who truly stands for justice in all its flavors? That is europhic!" – at Memorial Union Market & Cafe
    39 replies311 retweets1,557 likes
     
     
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  •   Retweeted
     14 hours ago
    AMES—Hello from Iowa State University where is being introduced by students. “I was too young to vote in 2016, but I will be caucusing for him next February,” says one woman. “We need Bernie Sanders’ college for all plan in America,” says a man.
    33 replies148 retweets814 likes
     
     
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  •  14 hours ago
    Now more than ever, we need leadership that brings our people together. Join us live from Ames, Iowa.
    180 replies493 retweets1,591 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     16 hours ago
    . claimed that millions of families pay 40 to 60% of their income on housing. There's data backing his claim. It's True.
    115 replies855 retweets2,551 likes
     
     
  •  15 hours ago
    Whether it is the drug companies, the fossil fuel companies, Wall Street, or big agribusiness—we are taking on people who believe that short-term profits are more important than the well-being of our people. Our campaign is about saying we will not put profits over people.
    226 replies745 retweets3,188 likes
     
     
  •  17 hours ago
    Fundamental change in America’s agricultural and rural policies is no longer just an option; it’s an absolute necessity. Tomorrow we will announce a plan to address the major crisis rural America faces.
    175 replies501 retweets1,926 likes
     
     
  •  May 3
    Our time with the people of Iowa continues tomorrow in Fort Dodge at 7 pm. Please join our town meeting as we build our movement to have a government based on justice!
    91 replies225 retweets829 likes
     
     
  •  May 3
    ¿Alguna vez se ha encontrado en una situación en la que necesitaba atención médica pero no pudo pagarla? No esta solo. Esta es una de las razones por las que necesitamos Medicare para todos.
    133 replies477 retweets1,493 likes
     
     
  •  May 3
    Our campaign is back in Iowa this weekend and we'll be holding events across the state. I hope you can join us as we build an unprecedented grassroots movement:
    80 replies289 retweets860 likes
     
     
  •  May 3
    "I came to medical school to help people, not bankrupt them."
    272 replies1,385 retweets4,377 likes
     
     
  •  May 3
    Medicare for All will eliminate the $28,000 a year that the average American family today is forced to pay to insurers. This group doesn’t want you to know that because it is the front group for the insurance industry. It represents CEOs who make millions each year.
    The same problems have plagued Sen. each time he proposes a Medicare for all bill – and again today, a majority of Americans do not want to be forced into a one-size-fits-all system that brings massive tax…
    482 replies1,928 retweets5,914 likes
     
     
  •  May 3
    Uber says it can't pay its drivers more money, but rewarded its CEO with nearly $50 million last year. People who work for multibillion-dollar companies should not have to work 70 or 80 hours a week to get by. I stand with the Uber and Lyft drivers going on strike on May 8.
    1,604 replies8,780 retweets44,990 likes
     
     
  •  May 3
    "The changes I've fought for and am fighting for still—like Medicare for All, free college tuition and a $15 minimum wage... I know how much they would have helped my own mother and my own family when we needed it. I want better for my son. I want better for myself." -
    "How bad do things have to get before we demand real change?" on why universal health care, higher wages, and free public education are crucial issues for black women:
    156 replies494 retweets2,007 likes
     
     
  •  May 3
    In Greenville, South Carolina, and cities all over the country, people can no longer afford to live in the communities where they were born and raised, created memories and built families. We will attack the problem of gentrification and rising rents in America
    232 replies846 retweets2,196 likes
     
     
  •  May 3
    Medicare for All will: -Expand to Medicare to cover all people -Cover long-term care, dental, vision and hearing aids -Reduce overall health care spending -End the situation where Americans must choose between food or medicine We are going to make health care a human right.
    593 replies1,739 retweets7,523 likes
     
     
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