For millennials, Sanders is a grandpa who gets them

[Go Vols]

Mon January 18, 2016
People are especially stunned by the power this old man has with young voters, building a clear lead over Clinton in this demographic in key states, according to a USA Today/Rock the Vote poll.

Some find this reminiscent of the Obama campaign, fueled in large part by the young people its "change" message managed to engage. But this wasn't so surprising with a fresh-faced young black senator. What's shocking and setting the media ablaze today is that many millennials seem even more invigorated by a 74-year-old white man from Vermont calling for revolution.

Just about everything that the Sanders campaign espouses hits home for the millennial generation -- even more so than Obama's run in 2008.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/17/opinions/burns-millennials-bernie-sanders/index.html

[thereismore]

1. I feel the same way and I am 50. nt

[UglyGreed]

5. Same here

fifty and I never had Grandparents so I adopted Bernie

[thereismore]

6. My Jewish Papps.

[UglyGreed]

8. LOL

I'm Lutheran but I hope Bernie does not mind

[Go Vols]

10. he takes all in.

[Arugula Latte]

2. Members of this young generation in general have excellent bullshit detectors.

They recognize propaganda in many forms and know that it tends to hide malignant agendas. They are less naive than older, more trusting generations. Thus, they've sniffed out Hillary's phoniness and connected with Bernie. The bullshit detecting ability is also why they are turning away from religion.

[DefenseLawyer]

3. Too bad they never vote.

I know, every cycle it's gonna be different. This time they are really energized. Look at the crowds! And then they never vote. And like every cycle I hope I'm wrong.

[Truprogressive85]

4. Oh yeah

So they did not vote in 2008?

[DefenseLawyer]

7. No, they didn't.

A slight bump, yes, but still barely above 50%. 40% in 2000, 45% in 2004, 51% in 2008 and 41% in 2012. Compare that to voters 30-44 which have been right around 60% in the same time period and voters 45 and over that have been around 70%.

[wilsonbooks]

9. I am 63 and he reminds me a whole lot of my Dad.

He was a Harry Truman/ FDR Democrat and I miss him every day.