Bernie's base is YUGE and gets bigger every day. He raised $42 million last month alone from ordinary people like you and me, and he's doing it without Super PACs funded by Wall Street and the billionaire class.

If he manages to get on the November ballot, no matter how that is, HE WILL WIN, and we will be taking back our democracy. This is the most important stand of our lifetimes.

Humanity cannot afford to wait 8 more years for another person like Bernie. Climate change cannot wait. Wall Street reform cannot wait. Campaign finance reform cannot wait. It's now, or possibly never.

Further reasons for his viability as a third party candidate:

Bernie is even winning over some Republicans. You might find this becoming a trend if Trump becomes the nominee. Bernie will pick up votes from Republicans who simply won't vote for Trump and prefer someone outside the political establishment, Bernie will have Democrats in his corner who simply won't vote for Hillary due to her Wall Street ties and perception of being untrustworthy, and Hillary may pick up Republicans who simply won't vote Trump but would prefer a member of the establishment.

According to exit polls, Bernie is winning the Independent vote in nearly every state, including in his southern state losses on Super Tuesday. In the only two states that he didn't receive the majority of Independent votes that day, he came within 3% of winning that majority. Bernie won 69% of the Independent vote in Oklahoma, 58% in Virginia, 92% in Vermont, 52% in Texas, 66% in Massachusetts, 55% in Arkansas, 54% in Tennessee, 48% in Georgia, and 46% in Alabama. Independent voters make up 43% of the U.S. population (30% are Democrat and 26% Republican), according to a new Gallup poll.

Hillary and Trump also each have very high unfavorable ratings. In a three candidate race, I believe Bernie would win.

If you are for Bernie but are afraid you might have to settle for Hillary if she gets the nomination, sign and say you would stay true to Bernie if he continued his campaign through to November. The best thing for Bernie, for now, is to stay on the Democratic ticket against Hillary because of the exposure that this brings. This move to a third party run would not take place until after the Democratic National Convention. Let's show the world how many of us are with Bernie through thick and thin.

If we stand together, we will win.

In solidarity,

Thomas