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Bernie Sanders

cal04

(41,505 posts) Tue Sep 15, 2015, 02:57 PM Sep 2015

Why This Guy Tricked Out His Tesla for Bernie Sanders

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/guy-tricked-tesla-bernie-sanders/story?id=33772901

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A San Diego architect, Sasso said his all-electric Tesla was a hit at the house party he threw for the Vermont senator earlier this summer.

“It’s green and alternative, the perfect match for Bernie,” he said. At the time, the car only had a few "Bernie 2016" bumper stickers, but that’s when he and his wife got the idea to make what they call “The Bern Machine.”

Looking for a creative way to do more for the Sanders campaign, they designed the wrap for the car and set up a fundraising campaign on Twitter and Facebook. The plan: Sasso promises to donate $1 for every picture of The Bern Machine tagged to the fundraising campaign with #BernMachineChallenge (up to $2,700)

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Sasso said he started following Bernie Sanders closely after the 2008 financial crisis, and while he hopes to raise money for the senator, the real goal is getting the word out.