Woman Blocked From Tinder After Stumping for Sanders

KCRG-TV News ^ | Feb 05, 2016 | Sarah McCarthy

[Subcutaneous Fishstick Blues]

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - (KCRG-TV9) One Cedar Rapids woman found herself temporarily banned from Tinder after asking her matches if they planned to support presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary.

“I paid for a month membership so I could reach people in New Hampshire,” said Haley Lent, a 22-year-old photographer in Cedar Rapids. “I would just start up a conversation by asking ‘Hey, what’s up,’ that sort of thing and then I’d ask if they plan on voting for Bernie Sanders.”

Lent is married, with three children, and has no interest in dating anyone on the app. But she said a Facebook page called

 ‘Bernie Sanders’ Dank Meme Stash’  got her thinking about creative ways to reach young voters.

“Social media is everywhere,” she said. “Some guys I talked to would ask if I’m really asking for votes for him on Tinder and they’d call it genius.”

Lent downloaded the app on Wednesday, paying $10 for one month of premium access - meaning she could match with men outside of Iowa, specifically in her target state of New Hampshire.

Lent said she reached about 100 men – including one who planned to vote for Donald Trump who she said she swayed to support Sanders. But on Thursday, in the middle of typing a message, the app locked her out.

The screen said she’d been reported by other users too many times and her account was under review.

“I think it’s weird that they just take reports from people,” she said. “Anyone can get mad at you and report you, especially because I don’t want to go on dates with them. I feel like Tinder should be reviewing things and then deciding, instead of just locking people out.”

According to Tinder’s website, asking for donations or money, “spam or solicitation, such as attempts to sell products or services,” and “harassing or offensive messages” are all violations of its terms of use.

“We whole-heartedly support people sharing their political views on Tinder, but we don't allow spamming,” said Rosette Pambakian, vice president of global communications and branding for Tinder, said in an emailed statement. “So feel free to spread the Bern, just don't spam.”

But Lent feels her politically motivated questions aren’t the same as spamming.

“I don’t think I did anything wrong,” she said, adding she has emailed the company asking for access to her account, but has not received a response.

Lent also caucused for the first time this year, in support of Sanders.

Two nights later, she also tattooed an outline of Sanders’ face on her arm – something she said she won’t regret, even if Sander’s doesn’t win the nomination.

“People get tattoos of inspirational people all the time,” she said. “I think I’m going to look back on this whole thing as something big. I want to tell my kids about it when they’re older. Plus, it looks cool.”

According to Reuters, , Lent is not the only woman to be locked out of Tinder after stumping for Sanders.

[SubMareener]

So Sanders has locked up the lying fraud vote as well as the freeloader vote! Fantastic!

[Gaffer]

22 years old, three children and sitting at home surfing the web trolling for who knows what. EBT? SNAP, EITC? Section 8? Plenty of time for this God-fearing woman.

Chances are she’s just another episode of Jerry Springer or Maury Povich if her husband ever wises up.

[ladyjane]

Lent said she reached about 100 men – including one who planned to vote for Donald Trump who she said she swayed to support Sanders

Sure she got him to change his vote. Guys will say anything to get...

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

I support Sanders as well just so I can see Hitlerys face when she realizes she won’t be the nominee and that the country is finally rid of the Clinton criminal grifters once and for all.

[Fido969]

“Bernie Sander Skank Meme Stash” is more like it.

[niteowl77]

Plus, it looks cool.

Umm, no. I'm pretty sure it doen't look cool. An outline of Irwin Corey's face wouldn't make a cool tat, and Bernard Sanders is even less cool than the nutty professor. No. Not cool. What in the hell is wrong with you? I don't have enough palms to put over my face to adequately express my feelings.

Anyone out there still think Iowa's first-in-the-nation status is a good idea? Or the whole Iowa caucus system at any time? If so...

Wait a minute!

Haley! Is that a pair of purple lips over the back of that chair? Haley, you are wasted in the photography biz- you need to be an interior designer.

Mr. niteowl77

[A Conservative Thinker]

Isn’t it utterly amazing to watch the press bash the Republican primary while we have a President visit a mosque that has been under surveillance by the FBI to deliver his weekly Islamic sermon while we watch the wonderful breakdown of the Clinton machine because we all know that Hillary will be shielded from prosecution as long as Imam Obama is in office. So the only alternative for the Democrats is a full fledged socialist from the all important state of Vermont running on a campaign of “free everything” because he’s never run a business much less had a real job in his 68 years.

[Gasshog]

Gulity

[Gasshog]

Guilty too!

[Former War Criminal]

Sanders is 74 years old.

(Welcome to Free Republic.)

[nascarnation]

74 is the new 90, LOL

[Zathras]

Did she have a bumper sticker saying “Banging for Sanders”?

[A Conservative Thinker]

I stand corrected. And the Democrats once complained Reagan was too hold to be President, oy vey. The two Democratic frontrunners have a combined age of 149 :D

[tbw2]

If she was honestly looking for a date, this is like asking “How many kids do you want?” to weed out bad matches quickly.
As it stands, not looking means she is committing fraud, essentially soliciting,