Mark Ruffalo backs Bernie's birthday moneybomb

Actor and director Mark Ruffalo has thrown his support behind a grassroots fundraising drive for Bernie Sanders’ birthday next week.

Perhaps best known for his role in the Avengers, Ruffalo has signed up to promote the Grassroots for Sanders moneybomb effort for Bernie Sanders’ birthday on September.

According to FEC filings, Ruffalo has already made a contribution to Bernie 2016 in June. Records also shown that Ruffalo has previously supported President Obama in 2008 and 2012.

Grassroots for Sanders, a group that was founded on social networking website Reddit is encouraging supporters to join the Thunderclap to help spread the word about the fundraising effort.

Senator Sanders has the most individual contributors out of any declared presidential candidate, attracting donations from more than 400,000 Americans.

Bernie Sanders kept up with the pace of his own momentum today as part of his three day tour of Iowa, meeting a crowd of 700 in Grinnell.

Seeking to capitalize on the new optimism following the positive Iowa poll, showing a 7-point gap between Sanders and Clinton, Sanders spoke to over 700 voters in the town of Grinnell.

In his speech, he spoke about the opening of the new campaign HQ in Ottumwa, commended the Iowan caucus system, and described the advances the campaign had made in the recent months, applauding the grassroots organizers in Iowa and across the country for their contributions.

Prior to the speech event, Sanders took part in taping of the Iowa Public Television’s “Iowa Press”, which will air over the weekend.

Sanders will stay on the move in Iowa over the next few days, visiting the town of Burlington tonight, and heading to Cedar Rapids tomorrow.

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