Hillary Clinton

Koinos

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12. Millennials are not very religious, by and large.

Fri Apr 8, 2016, 02:09 PM

Apr 2016

I'm not sure that Catholics will help him all that much anyway, since they are mostly older voters.

"Millennials leaving church in droves, study finds"

http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/12/living/pew-religion-study/

In fact, pandering for Catholic votes could lose him some atheist/agnostic votes.

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The Sanders crowd is highly emotionally invested in this Vatican story. [View all] Buzz Clik Apr 2016 OP

Has Bernie lost control of his campaign? I am beginning to think he is being used upaloopa Apr 2016 #1

Interesting observation. I think you may be onto something. NurseJackie Apr 2016 #47

INALIBSI stopbush Apr 2016 #2

And, the subway token.. that was uncalled for.. lol Cha Apr 2016 #3

Apparently. wildeyed Apr 2016 #4

This was not a politically savvy move, IMO. BlueMTexpat Apr 2016 #5

Do you have a link to where... LAS14 Apr 2016 #16

No, I cannot find a specific BlueMTexpat Apr 2016 #20

Sanders said, “this is an invitation from the Vatican, from a pope...Vatican distances from Sander riversedge Apr 2016 #24

Thanks for finding that, rivers. BlueMTexpat Apr 2016 #27

see my post a few downstream riversedge Apr 2016 #25

Check out this clip from his appearance on The View jsmirman Apr 2016 #40

I'm 72, so I think I can speak... LAS14 Apr 2016 #48

Before the Bloomberg article I'm pretty sure that they contacted the Church Iliyah Apr 2016 #6

Now they have a source that said that it is untrue that it is untrue liberal N proud Apr 2016 #7

Asking for an invitation to a conference is routine, and the invitations are given routinely. Buzz Clik Apr 2016 #8

I would also think that now is not the time to make a trip out of the country. LiberalFighter Apr 2016 #11

Not to mention the Pope is not pleased to be dragged into our partisan politics Hekate Apr 2016 #26

The campaign is trying like crazy to change the headlines Lucinda Apr 2016 #9

Desperation is what drives the BS crowd... dubyadiprecession Apr 2016 #10

Millennials are not very religious, by and large. Koinos Apr 2016 #12

Oh Good otohara Apr 2016 #15

Your experience sheds a whole new light on things. Koinos Apr 2016 #18

I know! On another board when I pointed out to a Bernie Bro that St Bernard was not going to meet beaglelover Apr 2016 #13

That is just the kind of mindset many of them have. oasis Apr 2016 #39

Some real hysteria on display... Surya Gayatri Apr 2016 #14

Lots of Catholics in NY! Her Sister Apr 2016 #17

Very true, but O'Malley is no longer in the race. Koinos Apr 2016 #19

In reference to BS going to meet the pope Her Sister Apr 2016 #23

It probably wouldn't even help if Sanders were a Catholic. Koinos Apr 2016 #32

"Sanders is not a Catholic" and he's not a Democrat either! misterhighwasted Apr 2016 #37

Except when he had to answers questions for his interview from the NYDN. Cha Apr 2016 #41

That's why I used the subjunctive. Koinos Apr 2016 #43

Ahh but the tales he will tell to his diciples back home misterhighwasted Apr 2016 #45

They're highly emotionally invested in everything Hekate Apr 2016 #21

Investing more in logic and math would help their cause. Koinos Apr 2016 #33

It sure looks like pandering. To up and leave your campaign for 4 days right at a critical time. Fla Dem Apr 2016 #22

Yes, he's given a number of speeches here and there. It's all he's good at>>> KittyWampus Apr 2016 #34

They have two speeds: Squinch Apr 2016 #28

First the bird and now the Pope. DawgHouse Apr 2016 #29

The BSer are sure of it. liberal N proud Apr 2016 #30

Yep! Being "Jewish" too...the Messiah at last pandr32 Apr 2016 #46

Although this link is from a pro-life source BlueMTexpat Apr 2016 #31

+1 Buzz Clik Apr 2016 #35

Wait until they find out the Pope will be in Greece. Historic NY Apr 2016 #36

They were notified. Reuters is now under the bus and they're going directly to misterhighwasted Apr 2016 #38

Because TMontoya Apr 2016 #42

A complete fustercluck. If he's going to actually attend the conference rather than geek tragedy Apr 2016 #44

They are emotionally invested in Sanders, period SharonClark Apr 2016 #49