Imagine this: You stand up from the sofa and say to three friends, "I'm going to go vote for Hillary Clinton in the primary. Why don't you come with me?"

What would the reaction be?

This: They'd smile slightly. They'd look at the floor, silent.

"C'mon," you say. "It'll just take a few minutes. We can elect Hillary!"

Your friends are silent for a few seconds more, looking off into various corners of the room, maintaining that still, small smile.

Finally, one decides to take the plunge, to say what they're all thinking.

"Dude," she says, "I don't give a shit about Hillary Clinton. I mean, I'll vote for her over Donald Trump, sure, whatever. But I'm not going out of my way to do this shit right now. I've got things to do."

It's true: They will vote for her over Trump. They're sane, after all.



But there is no enthusiasm for Hillary. Even people who barely pay attention to anything know this much: Hillary is the establishment candidate. She is the status quo. She is the old. She is business as usual. She is the pre-packaged, processed, pasteurized microwavable Democratic candidate. She is the McDonald's of politics: Quick, tasteless, cheap, something to eat on the fly. There is no appetite for Hillary Clinton.

Even among registered Democrats, in a recent CBS poll less than half say that they would enthusiastically support Hillary Clinton in the general election. 27% say they will support her with "some reservations". 11% say they'd only back her because she is a Democrat. 14% say they won't back her at all.

Now, Imagine this: You stand up from the sofa and say to three friends, "I'm going to go vote for Bernie Sanders in the primaries. Why don't you come with me?"

There's that slight smile again.

But this time, at least they're looking at you.

"Bernie Sanders?" one asks. She laughs just slightly.

"Yeah," you say. "Sure, why not? C'mon, it'll just take a few minutes."

Your friends look off into the corners of the room, and down at the floor, that slight smile still on their faces.

"Look," you say, "He's an honest guy. You know that. And he's really trying to make things better. He just needs people to vote for him. Otherwise we get stuck with Hillary Clinton or Donald freaking Trump. It'll just take a few minutes. Let's try to change things. It'll be fun. What can it hurt?" One of them looks at you again, still smiling, only slightly wider this time. "Alright," he says. "Screw it. Why not? Let's go."

And that's it. You've just doubled your own vote.

You won't get all of them.

But if you just ask, you'll get one, maybe two.

And if each Sanders supporter can bring just one independent to the polls – just get one person to take a car ride and press a button just once – we can easily put Bernie Sanders on the path to the White House. It's really that simple.

Don't wait until primary day (when you'll be taking the day off and throwing a primary party, right?). Start now. Daily share the best Bernie news on your social media feed. But don't just share – tag people. Know someone who goes to college? Share an article on free college, tag them, and ask, "would this help?" Know an expectant mother? Share an article, tag her, and ask, "Hey, how about 12 weeks of paid maternity leave?"

We can win this – but only we can win this. Bernie can't do it alone. It's up to you.