2016 Postmortem

beam me up scottie

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55. That's what bothers them the most, the vast majority of women on DU support Bernie.

Reply to SheenaR (Reply #52)

Fri Mar 25, 2016, 10:39 PM

Mar 2016

They can call us BernieBros all they like.

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How many people are supporting Bernie just because he's a man? [View all] DanTex Mar 2016 OP

Actually this is not a improbable as it sounds Sheepshank Mar 2016 #1

Wow - in 21st centuray America? Hard to fathom...nt jonno99 Mar 2016 #4

Which is why we started off with.... daleanime Mar 2016 #28

I can see the outrage forming over this OP right now. JoePhilly Mar 2016 #2

Thank you! oldandhappy Mar 2016 #3

A good counter post to the earlier silly post. guillaumeb Mar 2016 #5

Acctually the other silly post comes with hard data nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #11

Rather than talk about the "why" of which subset of voters supports either guillaumeb Mar 2016 #14

I agree, but that is not what some of these folks are doing nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #15

I agree, but gender/melanin/linguistic identification guillaumeb Mar 2016 #21

City and county budgets require a fresh pot of coffee every time nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #22

Heck, the congressman from MA-6 won his primary against an incumbent because he was young. JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #26

I used to have a family member that voted nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #33

That's how I felt in '08. 840high Mar 2016 #46

Actually a really silly post. LOL Logical Mar 2016 #58

No, I'm supporting him because YOU are! dchill Mar 2016 #6

I support him becasue he is right..... ghostsinthemachine Mar 2016 #7

How many people are supporting Hillary just because she's a woman? davidn3600 Mar 2016 #8

+1 Marr Mar 2016 #29

This^^ Duckhunter935 Mar 2016 #31

+10 840high Mar 2016 #47

Maybe you should improve your ability to spot sexism rock Mar 2016 #53

Sure she is davidn3600 Mar 2016 #54

When men make 74 cents to the dollar that men make your analogy might make sense rock Mar 2016 #57

The way I look at it is we have two candidates; NorthCarolina Mar 2016 #9

Probably quite a few bravenak Mar 2016 #10

Just look at how Trump and his supporters act toward women fun n serious Mar 2016 #12

Simple runaway hero Mar 2016 #42

It's enough for some fun n serious Mar 2016 #49

The more the merrier. Bernie is good for everyone. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2016 #13

Gender, race and sexual orientation never play any role in who I support Lorien Mar 2016 #16

Me, Me, ME !!!!! alittlelark Mar 2016 #17

I would support Bernie because he's a person nichomachus Mar 2016 #18

not as many as are supporting Clinton just because she is a woman Vattel Mar 2016 #19

Not me democrattotheend Mar 2016 #20

Martin O'Malley, Jim Webb, and Lincoln Chafee are men, too. senz Mar 2016 #23

I think you would be hard pressed to find a large percentage of Bernie supporters rufus dog Mar 2016 #24

Heck... I'll support Bernie 'cause he is/was whistler162 Mar 2016 #25

I did not vote (caucus) for Sanders because he's a man Bettie Mar 2016 #27

You left out WHITE man, which also makes a difference. nt WhiteTara Mar 2016 #30

He left out JEWISH man too, which also makes a difference. n/t ljm2002 Mar 2016 #38

hmm. Would one cancel the other? nt WhiteTara Mar 2016 #39

Hillary Clinton's Internet Supporters Desperately Want This Campaign to be about Sexism w4rma Mar 2016 #32

Please stop. H2O Man Mar 2016 #34

I ran a little poll a while ago on this subject. DLnyc Mar 2016 #35

How many times has he cited that as a reason to vote for him? ljm2002 Mar 2016 #36

Probably not many. I was a supporter of Elizabeth Warren, and continue to be an admirer Cal33 Mar 2016 #37

I don't see where you're going with this. OrwellwasRight Mar 2016 #40

One of the beauties of institutional sexism and racism is that white and male are the default, so EffieBlack Mar 2016 #41

But what makes any them mediocre? runaway hero Mar 2016 #44

I don't vote based on gender or race or style of underwear. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #43

If Warren Had Run, I Would Have Offered Even Greater Zeal corbettkroehler Mar 2016 #45

More jpb33 Mar 2016 #48

I guess I'm going to hell: beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #50

You mean how many will admit it? nt Jitter65 Mar 2016 #51

Classic move SheenaR Mar 2016 #52

That's what bothers them the most, the vast majority of women on DU support Bernie. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #55

Did Sanders or any of his suporters ever reference his gender as reason to vote for him? NO ... slipslidingaway Mar 2016 #56

Six. Nanjeanne Mar 2016 #59

Me! I find intelligence, integrity, compassion and kindness very sexy. DiehardLiberal Mar 2016 #60

I would love to vote for a woman. DemocracyDirect Mar 2016 #61

I'm supporting anybody that isn't Clinton. n/t Chan790 Mar 2016 #62

Oddly enough I have a RadFem friend who is Recursion Mar 2016 #63