Volunteer information
To volunteer with the campaign, visit the office at 425 North High Street between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m.
The office is open daily until the Indiana Primary on May 3.
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ Muncie campaign office opened with a day of action on March 26.
Students and members of the community can sign up to volunteer at the office in three-hour shifts, or pick up posters and stickers and learn how to canvas neighborhoods at the office, which is located at 425 North High Street. The office is open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Joseph Draper, a sophomore pre-med and microbiology major, supports Sanders because his plans for health care align with his own.
“I’ve never been a part of [a campaign] before,” Draper said. “We have a pretty wide range of people [in Muncie]. There’s a bit of division amongst them, and I think we need to bring it together."
This past weekend, Sanders won primary elections in Hawaii, Alaska and Washington state. However, Clinton is still leading in delegates, according to the Associated Press. Clinton has won 1,243 delegates and Sanders has won 975.
Alena McKenzie works for WIPB, and the 2016 election is the first campaign she has followed.
McKenzie is 40 years old and has never voted because she felt that politics are a dirty and dishonest business, so she said she was never interested because of her moral compass. McKenzie learned about Sanders in November and December and started researching him online.
“The more I read, the more I kinda got impressed by his record,” McKenzie said. “He doesn’t just talk about things, he actually does those things, and that’s a big factor for me as well. … I’m voting for people, not parties."
McKenzie said there is a sense of urgency with the campaign, since the voter registration deadline is April 4 for the May 3 primary in Indiana. She said she is curious to see how big the movement grows in Muncie.
After stopping by the office, she did her first canvassing and talked to 11 people, recruiting one of them to be a volunteer.
Grant Bowyer is a resident of Muncie but goes to school at Purdue. After receiving a text from the field organizer of the event, he changed his plans of staying the weekend at Purdue to come to the office.
Bowyer said having the office is important to help get the word out to Ball State students. The office is partnering with the Ball State Democrats to plan “storm the dorm” events and help with voter registration on campus in the coming weeks.
“I just wanted to come out to support [Sanders] and maybe meet other people who support him as well,” Bowyer said. “I’m sure a lot of [students] either haven’t heard about him or can still hear about him and, really, I’m sure they’d support him if they knew.”
Sanders is the only presidential candidate with a campaign office in Muncie so far.
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