If you want Bernie Sanders to get elected in 2016…

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Make these 2 things clear to everyone you know: 1) We MUST vote in primaries. If we do not vote in primaries corporatists, oil, and lobbyists win. You will be told by the under-educated that “A vote for bernie is a vote for the Republicans” – this is because they don’t understand the difference between the primary elections, and the actual elections.

The primary decides whether our *THIRD PARTY CANDIDATE* Bernie GETS to replace one of the 2 “parties”, with a man who is against the 2 party system. – That’s the most important part.

Second – Make sure that everyone you know understand this: The youth decide this election. – For the first time in history, there are MORE PEOPLE interested in a 3rd party person breaking the system, than are interested in supporting either of the two parties. 45% of american voters want a win from a third party. Which means that 1) They are within a 3% margin of a totally smashing defeat of the 2-party system, and the establishment’s ACTUAL plan to defeat it is: Hope that nobody notices. All the adults are trained into their stupidity.

When Barack Obama ran he almost doubled young voter turnout. We need just HALF of that to happen again, and for the 3rd-party believers to be united. United. From Anarchists to Libertarians, we need them all to agree to start out, by breaking the system.

THAT’S the primary. – If he gets the votes on the floor, and they REFUSE to give him the nomination? Then we’re at war. Period. We are no longer ruled by consent.

THEN, after he has the nomination, he will have a campaign team. A good one. We want to know who they are and then call them and ask them what they want and then do what they say. To the finish line. That’s about it.

Spread the info, guys. Bernie Sanders COULD actually change America. We need him. Please don’t take a lackadaisical approach to info spreading for the next year – get as many people on board as you have the time to convince!

Since the person I’m reblogging this from asked in their tags, I’m going to add on a bit (in addition to the bolding I added to the above). 

PLEASE READ THIS, AS THE ABOVE CONTAINS MISINFORMATION:

The primaries are a special case because they’re done on a staggered schedule. This page has tentative dates for the DEMOCRATIC PARTY’S primaries of 2016. Make sure to check come 2016 to find out the actual date for your state. 

Bernie Sanders will be running as a Democrat, despite being Independent at the moment. It says so on his campaign site. He is NOT a third party candidate.

IF YOU WANT TO VOTE FOR HIM, YOU MUST BE A DECLARED DEMOCRAT IN CERTAIN STATES. This is called a closed primary. A semi-closed primary is one in which only unaffiliated voters can choose which primary to vote in. An open primary allows you to vote in one of the party’s primaries despite whatever affiliation you do or do not have. The type of primary varies by state. Make sure you are declared if your state holds closed primaries. 

To vote for Bernie Sanders, you have to choose to vote in the DEMOCRATIC PARTY’S primaries.

How to declare party affiliation: some states let you declare party on-site at the polling place. Others might require you register in advance. You will be able to find this information through your town hall’s voter registration office. I believe there will be a form involved, so try searching [state name] Political Party Affiliation Declaration Form.

Where you go to vote depends on where you live! Look up where to vote using this website. Remember, you can vote via absentee ballot if you are away (at college, for example), but you MUST plan ahead and get a ballot sent to you from your town hall. This site seems to have good information on absentee ballots, as well as other voting matters. Different states have different eligibilities for absentee voting. Again, check with your town hall.

Voting for your representatives in Congress during the general elections on Election Day, 2016 (AKA during the presidential election), matters.

A president cannot actually get that much done if the House and Senate are against him. If there is enough of a divide, legislators can prevent change that people expect from the president. This is a basic rule of how bills do and do not pass in American government. Look it up. I’m sure there are websites that explain the Legislative Branch (plus its relationship with the Executive Branch) nice and clear.

VOTE FOR A PROGRESSIVE CONGRESS. Do basic research and know who the candidates are. Many sites summarize them for you. I’m fairly certain that the League of Women Voters has local chapters in charge of informative pamphlets on candidates. This leads me to…

Even when there isn’t a presidential/general election, you should vote. ALWAYS vote.

State-level and local government also matter for many people. Furthermore, there may be important referenda. A referendum is a policy put up for popular vote. It can decide essential things, like who qualifies for absentee ballots in your state, and so on. You can look up what the year’s issues are online, I’m positive.

Your vote matters every single election.