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Berned in Reno

Rumble Strip

Erica Heilman / Rumble Strip

Places & Travel, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 February 2016

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Sarah Miller writes about her love for Bernie, and canvasing for Bernie in Nevada.

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0:00.0

Welcome to Rumbelstook Vermont, America Heilman. In celebration of the day before Super Tuesday,

0:07.0

here's a story from writer Sarah Miller called Burned in Reno.

0:11.0

It's an account of her deep feelings for Bernie and canvassing for his

0:15.2

campaign in Nevada before the Caucus. Sarah recorded this story into her

0:20.0

iPhone late last night and it sounds like it's been recorded into an iPhone

0:24.4

apologies for the sound quality but and here's Sarah Miller.

0:32.3

Last Thursday I found out Bernie Sanders was going to Miller.

0:32.6

Last Thursday I found out Bernie Sanders was going to speak in Reno the following day.

0:37.4

I live in Nevada City, in Nevada County, both of which are actually in California. But I waste a lot of time explaining to people that I don't live in Nevada.

0:46.0

I texted my friend Hannah, who is 27 and beautiful as a daffodil.

0:51.0

Bernie in Reno tomorrow, I wrote.

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She texted back two hearts and five flames and wrote,

0:58.0

Bernie, Bernie, Bernie, Bernie.

1:02.0

On the drive, Hannah and I tried to figure out between Riana and Beyonce who was

1:06.8

more Bernie Sanders and who was more Hillary Clinton.

1:10.3

Beyoncé's music was probably more Sandersy because it was braver and more personal, but

1:15.6

Riana was more slick.

1:17.3

But in some ways, Riana seemed like a more Sanders sort of person.

1:22.2

I think Beyonce is super talented and beautiful and

1:24.6

amazing I said but sometimes it's really annoying how she's like I'm married I'm

1:29.6

Christian I'm good even though she's also obviously more than that. I really appreciate how

1:35.4

Riana is like kind of a loose cannon stoner. I thought you hated pot, Hannah said.

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