Story highlights Gosling on Thursday tweeted out a link to a video showing Bernie Sanders speaking to students about racism in America

"For my birthday... Could you do me a solid and pass this around?" Gosling asked of his nearly 2 million followers

Washington (CNN) Actor Ryan Gosling is trying to help Bernie Sanders spread his message as presidential voting nears.

Gosling on Thursday tweeted out a link to a video showing Bernie Sanders speaking to students about racism in America.

"For my birthday... Could you do me a solid and pass this around?" Gosling asked of his nearly 2 million followers.

For my birthday... Could you do me a solid and pass this around? https://t.co/EByak8o1Vi — Ryan Gosling (@RyanGosling) November 12, 2015

In the video, Sanders addresses a question from a girl identifying herself as an "American Muslim student," asking the Vermont senator about his thoughts on Republican candidates "bashing Muslims in the media" to appeal to their constituents.

"I will do everything that I can to rid this country of the ugly stain of racism, which has existed for far too many years," Sanders responds.

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