Actor Danny DeVito threw his support behind 2020 Democrat Bernie Sanders and is asking voters to do the same in a fundraising push for the Vermont senator’s campaign.
“We have to help Bernie become president of the United States in any way we can,” DeVito, 75, wrote in a Sunday fundraising email from the Sanders campaign. “My $2,800 is in the coffers. Anything you can spare will help. We can, together, give Bernie a shot at fixing things.”
He continued, “Let’s fight with him for a fair and just democracy. One person, one vote. It is possible. We have a lot of work to do and need your bucks to do it. Like I said, whatever you can spare. Let’s even things out.”
The email then goes on to ask voters to donate just $2.70 to the campaign before Tuesday’s Federal Election Committee fundraising deadline for the final quarter of 2019.
Sanders, 78, who enjoys the endorsements of several Hollywood celebrities, saw a surge in his third-quarter fundraising after stalling in the second quarter. He brought in a whopping $25.3 million last quarter after seeing just $18 million during the previous quarter.
The independent senator, who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination for the second election cycle in a row, is currently polling in second place with 18% support, according to RealClearPolitics.
