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In reply to the discussion: Fuck That! I'm Fighting. [View all]DirtyHippyBastard
(217 posts)I can tell you from personal experience that the young voters are very open to Bernie's message.
An example- my nephew is a 20 something newly graduated chiropractor. He is now saddled with a debt for his education that would probably push me into deep depression (about 200K !!!). He has a newly awakened interest in politics, and I made a comment in passing that he should take a look at Bernie on youtube. He now posts daily Bernie-isms on his Facebook page, and has mentioned Bernie to his friends, some of whom considered themselves conservatives, and all have had favorable reactions to Bernie's message. I'm sure Bernie's little appearance on CNN yesterday and his announcement of his introduction of new legislation will only add to the snowball that is support from younger adults.
I figure that one mention of Sanders, by me to my nephew, has resulted in more than 20 more supporters taking notice and entering the fight to spread the message. It is easy to see from my perspective how this could explode into a much wider support for such an "un-charismatic" guy. Now, if we can just get the media talking heads to mention that HRC actually has someone running against her, but that's for another discussion
And, anyone who says he isn't electable doesn't remember what happened 8 years ago