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BlueCaliDem

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11. This presidential primary election is so different from 2008. This time around, those Millennials,
Fri Feb 5, 2016, 10:22 AM
Feb 2016

those Bernie supporters, are meaner, more nasty than those who supported Senator Obama. I don't recall them being this angry, this nasty toward Hillary Clinton or her supporters back in 2008. And you know what the difference is? Barack Obama.

No Drama-Obama had asked them to be respectful and not boo but vote! He was a true leader who knew how to keep the froth off the mouths of his more enthusiastic supporters.

That's one of the biggest differences between then and now, between Obama and Sanders, with regard to Millennials. Millennials were actually Millennials, not "Bernie Bros" and they were, back in 2008, focused on getting out the vote, knocking on doors, registering new voters, and talking with people respectfully and with knowledge. I feel that's missing among them this time around.

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