Sanders' women and minority supporters say it's a false narrative that he only appeals to white, [View all]

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full headline: Bernie Sanders' women and minority supporters say it's a false narrative that he only appeals to white, male voters
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But at Sanders’ kick off event in Brooklyn, a number of minority and female attendees rejected the notion that the presidential hopeful doesn’t have broad appeal.



David Shannon, 50, of the Bronx, said he supports Sanders because he sees the senator as a “true progressive” who’s been consistent in his views for years. Sanders is the “only person that’s running right now” in 2020 that’s “always been the same.”

Shannon added that he disagrees with critics who claim Sanders won’t appeal to black or minority voters. “If you look at him for the last 20 years, he’s been fighting for minorities,” Shannon said, contending that the “incumbents and elites” are wrong about Sanders. He pointed to Sanders’ dedication to getting money out of politics and pledge to end “proxy wars” as two of the biggest reasons he’s behind the senator.




Jessie Rodriguez, 30, originally from Bogota, Colombia, also dismissed the perception that Sanders hasn’t reached out enough to women or people of colour and doesn’t appeal to these demographics.

“I’m a minority and a woman, and he reached out to me,” Rodriguez told INSIDER.

Rodriguez said she became a US citizen in September 2015 and her support for Sanders was central to this.

“I actually became a citizen so I could vote for Bernie,” Rodriguez said. “I believe in him more than anyone else.”


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