Bernie Sanders’ Celebrity Supporters Roadtripping Across California In RV

Bernie Sanders has drawn his fair share of celebrity supporters and endorsements on the campaign trail, but three of Hollywood’s stars decided to take their act on the road to boost the Sanders presidential campaign in their own way. Don’t expect them to travel first class or in limousines, however, these four are hitting the road in an RV to get their message out.

Shailene Woodley, Rosario Dawson, Kendrick Sampson, and Mike de la Rocha have all been vocal Bernie Sanders supporters, and as it turns out, Woodley happens to have an RV handy. The Divergent actress hatched a plan to invite some friends and road trip across California drumming up support for their candidate in the upcoming California primary June 7, according to the LA Times. They didn’t even hire a driver, rocking things old school by taking turns driving themselves. Let’s hope at least one of them is holding a camera to document this, as it’s bound to inspire some behind-the-scenes footage or even its own reality TV show.

The four hit the road last Thursday at the U.S. and Mexico border before heading up to San Diego. Showing what road warriors they were, they arrived in the Bay Area on Friday, which is about 500 miles farther down the road. Instead of crashing at a ritzy hotel or hitting up a five-star restaurant, they got to work with another couple dozen Bernie Sanders supporters canvassing the area to spread the gospel of Bernie.

Woodley, in particular, wanted to encourage those getting out and doing the hard work of door-to-door grassroots campaigning and assure them that they weren’t alone.

“It’s easy to feel isolated and to feel lonely in this movement. But there’s millions of us around the country who are doing this.”

Unlike most celebrity endorsements, this was a strictly independent, DIY campaign tour dreamed up by Woodley and her road tripping partners. They plan on continuing their ride in the 30-foot recreational vehicle through Monday, capping off a Memorial Day weekend spent in rather close quarters, according to Sampson, who stars on How to Get Away with Murder.

“It is close quarters. It’s definitely not my preference of travel. I’d rather get there and go to a hotel. But we’re having so much fun.”

Sampson also noted that while all they all agree on who they feel would make the best president, they seem to be a bit divided on the best road trip snacks. The ladies seem to favor vegetables and healthy foods, while Sampson goes for beef jerky and gummy snacks.

Dawson is no stranger to campaigning for Sanders. She was front and center before the New York primary drumming up support for his campaign, and laying some harsh criticism on his opponent, Hillary Clinton. That included questions about her email server investigation, and the State Department’s damning report this week confirmed the concerns of Dawson and many others. She’s also been a harsh critic of Republican nominee Donald Trump.

“This is about our future, our collective future, and we can’t be told we have to vote out of fear.”

With a little over a week to go before the delegate-rich California primary, many polls are now showing Bernie Sanders in a statistical dead heat with Hillary Clinton. A win in California would help close the gap of pledged delegates between Sanders and Clinton, although Sanders still has to deal with the problem of superdelegates. Superdelegates are prominent party members who can vote for whatever candidate they choose, regardless of any primary or caucus votes.

It’s important to note that superdelegates, even though they may have stated a preference on who they intend to vote for at the Democratic convention, have not committed their votes until then. Superdelegates have a history of changing their minds and changing their vote, so the Democratic primary race isn’t over until Clinton reaches 2383 pledged delegates, or until the final votes of the superdelegates at the Democratic party convention in July.

[Photo by David Becker/AP Photo]