PEOPLE POWER

Less than a month ago, Bernie Sanders announced that his campaign had accomplished something amazing: he had more individual donations than any candidate in history:

"We have hundreds of thousands of volunteers in the 50 states. We've received more individual contributions — some 750,000 of them — more than any other candidate in history at this point in the campaign. Averaging, I should tell you, $30 apiece." -- Bernie Sanders, NPR, November 20

And now, in December, that momentum is dramatically accelerating. This week, he's about to blow past those numbers, with over 2 million individual contributions:

"With just two weeks before the final FEC fundraising deadline of the year, we've set a goal that will shock the political elite and billionaire class of this country: reaching our two millionth individual contribution by Wednesday at midnight. Accomplishing this goal would represent an unprecedented outpouring of support for any presidential challenger in our nation's history. Let us never forget that this country belongs to all of us, and not just a handful of billionaires." -- Bernie Sanders, December 14

But can PEOPLE POWER overcome the powerful forces of the Wall Street and corporate lobbyists and billionaire sponsors that fund politicians and make them work against the people?

"The Koch brothers are prepared to spend $889 million this election to end Social Security and dismantle our safety net. We can't let them. The Koch brothers will spend more money in this election cycle than either the Democratic or Republican parties. This is not democracy." -- Bernie Sanders, December 14

How Republican candidates do fundraising. And who they serve.

Politicians serve the people who are behind their campaigns. And since it’s been big money, we've seen the result: The top 0.001% in the U.S. pays an effective tax rate of 17.6%, less than ever before -- while American corporations are sitting on almost $2 trillion dollars of cash on hand, more money than ever before. Meanwhile, the middle class has dramatically decreased as a percentage of the population, and their median wealth fell by 28% over the past 15 years, while the costs they have to incur for education, healthcare, and more have dramatically increased. In the face of these trends, what do politicians do? Call for more corporate tax breaks, and more cuts and costs for the middle-class, poor, and working-class. Who do these people serve?

It's time for a reset. 2016 can be about making our government answer to THE PEOPLE. About serving the needs of THE PEOPLE. About THE PEOPLE standing up for themselves.

Stand up with THE PEOPLE and with THE PEOPLE'S champion -- Bernie Sanders -- and be a part of this historic event of 2 million individual contributions at:

https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/lets-get-2-million