After much deliberation and with an open heart and mind, I have decided to put my full support behind Bernie Sanders' bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.
The truth is that everything that is most exciting about our Democratic candidates are things Bernie has advocated for during his entire career and in the 2016 election.
Health care for all as a human right...Bernie. Making fighting climate change an absolute priority...Bernie. Equal opportunity education for all and student debt relief for all...Bernie. Fighting corporate greed and corruption...Bernie. Fighting the fossil fuel industry and making sure we keep climate-killing fossil fuels in the ground...Bernie. Non-corporate, people-financed political campaigns...Bernie. Ending American imperialism in our foreign policy...Bernie. Fighting for trade deals that lift the middle class and workers throughout the world over corporate power...Bernie. Uniting people around fairness, justice, racial equality, gender and sexual equality...Bernie.
He is the original progressive from the VERY BEGINNING of his career. And Bernie's campaign is our best chance at beating Trump, and beyond that, bringing an end to this corrupt system we are all living in.
That is why I'd like to ask you to do something important today:
Bernie has always been who he is today. He has always done the right thing for people and he has never let political winds dictate his positions. That is fresh and real and it adds credibility to what we are doing together on this campaign.
He has shown us throughout his career he has the courage of his convictions. Bernie didn't come to these positions because the Democratic Party was moving this way. He articulated what so many of us have longed for, what so many Americans know we need, and brought the nation and the Democrats to get behind his vision.
That is the kind of leadership we need today, and that is why I need to ask:
I proudly and humbly give my support to Bernie Sanders. He will make an excellent and historic president in the very moment we are ready for it and need it most.
Thank you for being a part of this campaign.
In solidarity,
Mark Ruffalo
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