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Bernie Sanders

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14. YES

Sun May 3, 2015, 06:39 PM

May 2015

Read the threads on here about Bernie blowing up Reddit (ichingcarpenter). The younger crowd see Bernie as a game changer, an antidote to business as usual. They see Clinton as Obama's third term. They are totally embracing his grandpa/professor style and loving it.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bernie-sanders-says-he-will-register-as-a-democrat-if-needed-for-primary-fight/2015/05/02/39dc71f6-f02d-11e4-8666-a1d756d0218e_story.html

I think the fact that no young people were at the party in the OP says more about the organizers than Bernie

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Well, I attended a "house party for Bernie" yesterday. [View all] sadoldgirl May 2015 OP

On the other hand, those are dependable voters. blm May 2015 #2

Okay, but I thought that Bernie talked sadoldgirl May 2015 #3

Excuse me, I live under a rock? Manifestor_of_Light May 2015 #5

PDA= Progressive Democrats (of) America sadoldgirl May 2015 #6

The organizers for the house parties vive la commune May 2015 #7

Thanks, I will pass this on. sadoldgirl May 2015 #10

Hang on a sec. Wilms May 2015 #8

Right, I tried to tell them this, sadoldgirl May 2015 #12

will the 20 somethings vote for their great granpa figure? nt msongs May 2015 #11

Did they not do so with their demigod Raycon? sadoldgirl May 2015 #13

YES BrotherIvan May 2015 #14

Definitely! Because no one speaks for them the way Bernie does. sabrina 1 May 2015 #16

So are we dragging the tired canard TM99 May 2015 #17

My youngest son, 24, is on board. mmonk May 2015 #18

Oddly enough, most social movement meetings have an odd age split eridani May 2015 #19