On Monday, February 29–one day before Super Tuesday–Massachusetts nurses rallied for Bernie Sanders on the University of Massachusetts Boston Campus.
The group arrived in their signature red bus in front of the Campus Center and talked to students about casting their vote.
Since Sanders announced his campaign ten months ago, he has received strong support from nurses and their official organizations throughout the country.
It has long been known that the majority of the nurses’ associations favor Sanders over Hillary Clinton and have therefore been actively spreading the word nationwide.
The Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) and National Nurses United (NNU) organize rallies in public spaces. In the weeks before Super Tuesday, volunteers did not only show their support for Sanders in places such as parks, squares, and city centers, but also went to colleges to reach younger voters.
Only days before visiting UMass Boston, the representatives also visited sister schools Lowell and Dartmouth to talk to students. MNA President Donna Kelly-Williams, who is also a UMass Boston graduate, explained that the organization is not only supporting Sanders’ health care plans, but also supports other proposals such as making public universities affordable and combating climate change.
“We are looking at the whole package,” Kelly-Williams said. “Our young people need to live a good life–this is what Bernie Sanders will do.”
On Super Tuesday, where 11 states voted for the democratic nominee, Bernie Sanders lost to Clinton, but only a small margin.
So far, Clinton is also ahead of Sanders in the overall race due the dedication of a large number of superdelegates. Superdelegates are free to change their stance later on.
In total, Clinton has 1,052 delegates (457 of which are superdelegates), and Sanders has 427.
