Millenials for Hillary!! (??)

[LAS14]

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“We’re very passionate about Hillary, [but] perhaps less outspoken about it,” said Keith Drucker, 21, a rising senior at Boston University who volunteered for Clinton in New Hampshire. “And maybe that is a characteristic that more Bernie supporters have, that they’re a little bit louder, and a little bit more in your face.”

http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2016/06/15/revenge-wonks-hillary-clinton-young-supporters-now-need-expand-their-ranks/Q6L4l22eZpP7Dhge82KNXJ/story.html?s_campaign=8315

[Else You Are Mad]

1. Is it a good sign...

That many millennials, as per this, that support Hillary are ashamed and quiet about being for Hillary. That speaks volumes...

[BlueMTexpat]

4. They are not "ashamed" about being for Hillary.

What they have been is anxious about being harassed by those who do not respect their choice and thus get "in their face."

It is that fact that speaks volumes.

And it is not only millennials who have had this very bad experience.

[Else You Are Mad]

7. The only people who talked down to me

Outside of the Internet were Hillary supporters who yelled at me when I wore a Bernie shirt. Just saying.

[frazzled]

2. I posted another article about this yesterday

Hillary Supporters Can Now ‘Go Public’ on Facebook

They have names like “Wise Women for Clinton,” “Cool People for Hillary,” “Bros 4 Hillary — #GiveEmHill” and one that rhymes with witch.

Some are small, with just a couple of hundred members, while others number into the thousands. All of them began as a “secret” — or, as secret as one can be with an invite-only Facebook group.

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“It’s like a secret society,” said Ashley Kreamer, 37, a film editor in Brooklyn, who is a member of two such groups on Facebook. “A secret society of Hillary Clinton supporters.”

For most of 2016, to be a vocal supporter of Mrs. Clinton — in certain circles of Bernie Sanders-supporting progressives, anyway — was to be the square in the Lacoste shirt cast to the corner of the hipster prom.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/16/fashion/closet-hillary-clinton-supporters-facebook-secret-groups.html?ref=politics&_r=1

[tonyt53]

3. I'd say those "in your face and little bit louder" Sanders supporters, really were a problem

They kept people away from caucuses for sure.

[cwydro]

5. I am astounded at how many DUers cannot read the instructions prior to posting an OP.

And who are also able to ignore the giant red stop sign.

This OP belongs in GD Primaries.

[LAS14]

8. Hillary will be around for the GE! For sure! She's no longer...

... a topic for GDP, which is going away.

[BreakfastClub]

6. Some of the people quoted in the article aren't millenials--they are

Generation Z. All young people are not "millenials." Gen Z is generally considered to be about 19 years old now. Some researchers consider the oldest Gen Z to be 23-24.

I did enjoy reading that younger people are feeling more comfortable about expressing their support for Hillary. Gen Z is much more feminist-oriented, and they embrace the "feminist" label, whereas that millenials tend to run from it.

[Raine1967]

9. Locking; Please consider reposting in General Discussion: Primaries

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