Democratic Primaries

radical noodle

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60. I can't presume to speak for any other voters

Reply to G_j (Original post)

Sun Mar 24, 2019, 02:34 AM

Mar 2019

but I DO know he doesn't appeal to me. At all.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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The myth of the Bernie Bro: Bernie Sanders' supporters are more diverse than prevailing narrative [View all] G_j Mar 2019 OP

K&R! Thanks for sharing G_j Devil Child Mar 2019 #1

Yesterday's crowd crazytown Mar 2019 #2

+1 CentralMass Mar 2019 #10

Big crowd for being so early in the process bernie59 Mar 2019 #13

Looks like most of them are using SPF 50 sunscreen. George II Mar 2019 #25

... betsuni Mar 2019 #54

Yep Gothmog Mar 2019 #69

I love Amene's tweets, been following her for a long time. George II Mar 2019 #70

That crowd looks very white to me. murielm99 Mar 2019 #26

Yes, it does... hope they all remember to wear sunscreen and that Bernie is not a Democrat. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #42

Well yes! murielm99 Mar 2019 #52

Numbers look good! floppyboo Mar 2019 #3

I would support that request floppyboo Devil Child Mar 2019 #5

It was a made up phrase by political operatives to create a false narrative of sexism. Power 2 the People Mar 2019 #17

+1 melman Mar 2019 #19

So many false narratives when it comes to Bernie... where to start. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #43

"Bernie bro" has turned into a pejorative...making it nothing but a stupid insult. gtar100 Mar 2019 #4

Exactly. "Look over there"ism. Because let's not discuss his actual ideas. JudyM Mar 2019 #9

LOL, so true!! Discussing Bernie's ideas leads to only one conclusion... President Sanders!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #45

Precisely Sherman A1 Mar 2019 #11

Exactly ZeroSomeBrains Mar 2019 #15

The term never exclusively referred to young, white men; it was applied to fanatical supporters LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #6

That's my understanding as well. NurseJackie Mar 2019 #18

This n/t obamanut2012 Mar 2019 #20

Five definitions of "bro" from dictionary.com TiberiusB Mar 2019 #34

Who cares? I'm talking about how it was actually used at the time. LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #37

That's not how the post comes across TiberiusB Mar 2019 #49

From Wikipedia, Bernie Bro stonecutter357 Mar 2019 #7

he appealed to a wide audience in 2016 too qazplm135 Mar 2019 #8

"a woman who used the word super predator to describe AAs" No she didn't. Stop. betsuni Mar 2019 #55

Oh of course she did qazplm135 Mar 2019 #56

Here's what Bernie Sanders said about the Crime Bill he voted for: betsuni Mar 2019 #57

why are you citing Sanders? qazplm135 Mar 2019 #64

"not sure what you are doing here" betsuni Mar 2019 #65

yeah qazplm135 Mar 2019 #67

Thank you. K&R CentralMass Mar 2019 #12

Yes. The lack of diversity among Sanders supporters was always greatly exagerated. borgesian Mar 2019 #14

I voted for Bernie in the last primary, never really heard or paid any attention to the term Bernie yaesu Mar 2019 #16

Actually that came from Tad Devine and Paul Manafort. MrsCoffee Mar 2019 #66

Shit-stirring from a clickbait corporate news site, founded by a securities fraudster Tarc Mar 2019 #21

If you don't like the source which summarizes some of the poll results Devil Child Mar 2019 #30

Yup, says more about the person using the tag LiberalLovinLug Mar 2019 #22

It'll never end, along with all the other myths... I think we all know why. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #46

I know that's a criticism, but I don't think a candidate should be blamed... Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #23

Like a lot of 'myths' cab67 Mar 2019 #24

Exactly, when I picture a "Bernie Bro", gender and ethnicity are irrelevant. For example: LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #27

Is this the same person? question everything Mar 2019 #31

It's the same person in the main pic and the inset. A lot of people here bent over backward LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #33

Sticking a finger in someone's face is at least insulting and intimidating question everything Mar 2019 #39

No argument here. Jan was a train wreck. LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #40

This would be the woman... TiberiusB Mar 2019 #41

No, as stated elsewhere in this discussion, it refers to fanatical Sanders supporters who LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #44

No, it isn't dishonest. TiberiusB Mar 2019 #51

Exactly. Just like Policemen, and Mailmen, and Chairmen, and Stewardesses Tom Rinaldo Mar 2019 #48

Exactly, and I admit that I use "Bernie Bro" and "B.O.B." interchangeably, and I frankly don't LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #50

The Insider misstates the results. The polling doesn't show minorities find Sanders pnwmom Mar 2019 #28

Name recognition question everything Mar 2019 #29

It does make for a good meme. guillaumeb Mar 2019 #32

Well, nearly 4 million fewer votes ... but who's counting? n/t SFnomad Mar 2019 #58

Diversity Mjolnir1956 Mar 2019 #35

Oh okay, now it's "Bots and Bros"... at least now you're being more inclusive. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #47

I do not use that term. TNNurse Mar 2019 #36

2020 is not 2016. The problems with the primary will not be repeated. jalan48 Mar 2019 #38

Maybe I need a new pair of glasses then ... because I see us going down the same highway SFnomad Mar 2019 #59

Lots of blame going around last time for sure. Let's win in 2020! jalan48 Mar 2019 #62

I meant the Primary ... we know what happened in the General, which wasn't any one thing, it was ... SFnomad Mar 2019 #63

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2019 #53

I can't presume to speak for any other voters radical noodle Mar 2019 #60

This tallies with my own experience. Reader Rabbit Mar 2019 #61

I show my Blue Collar workers these posts fascisthunter Mar 2019 #68