Bernie Sanders' sober social activism wins him fans in California

[Jester Messiah]

I spoke with a college-age woman waiting in line at the Bakersfield fairgrounds. She wore a reversed baseball cap over her long, magenta-tinted hair, jeans ripped at the knees and a black muscle shirt touting “Bernie for President.” Her name was Cela Ayres. I asked her why this rumpled old guy with unruly white hair had become such a political phenomenon among millennials. Ayres said that other candidates — Hillary Clinton in particular — try to connect with young voters by awkwardly “relating” and using gimmicks like Snapchat.

“Bernie just says what relates to us,” Ayres told me. “He doesn’t try to relate to us, he gets us.”

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/topoftheticket/la-na-tt-bernie-activism-20160531-snap-story.html

[brooklynite]

1. If only he "got them"...to vote for him.

[Jester Messiah]

2. To hell with your negativity.

Someone was saying there aren't enough pro-Bernie posts lately, so I'm addressing the lack.

[reddread]

3. they wouldnt lash out if they werent hurting

and you know that suffering is going to last a while

[ladjf]

4. What amazes me is the number of posters on DU who seem to think

that they have more sense and political knowledge than Sanders, who is one of the brightest politicians
in Congress.

[ebayfool]

5. Whelp, that young lady hasn't voted yet because she's in Calif.

But we will. Her and those like her. And this old lady!


And you are pleased that young people are getting involved in political races, yes?