The Bernie Bro is over. Introducing the Yang Bro, the Bloomberg Bro, and the Gabbard Bro.

[JonLP24]

*Women voters dominate the Democratic primary electorate, but three presidential candidates are significantly more popular among male voters.
*Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, entrepreneur Andrew Yang, and billionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg have a high number of male supporters.
*Gabbard has the most male supporters – 58% of the voters would be satisfied with a Gabbard nomination were men.
Women voters dominate the Democratic primary electorate, but three presidential candidates are significantly more popular among male voters.

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, entrepreneur Andrew Yang, and billionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg have accumulated fanbases that have high percentages of men.

During the 2016 primary, some of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ supporters were derisively referred to as “Bernie Bros,” owing to his rival Hillary Clinton’s stronger performance among women. Today, Sanders’ fans are fairly consistent with the overall gender breakdown of the primary – according to Insider polling, 57% of the people who said they would likely vote in the Democratic party primary next year were women – while other candidates have a genuine male skew.

https://amp.businessinsider.com/tulsi-gabbard-michael-bloomberg-and-andrew-yang-popular-among-men-2019-12

I didn't write the headline. Personally I would never use the word bro.

[Recursion]

1. The meme will survive; it's more about behavior on Twitter than anything else

It's less about Sanders's overall support numbers and more about "I tweeted something critical of sanders and now I have 200 @'s and 75 angry DMs"

[JonLP24]

2. When it comes to Twitter I have even seen women called Bernie Bros.

Beth is my favorite Bernie Bro on Twitter.

[mopinko]

3. bernie bros werent sanders supporters, they were troll and russian provocateurs.

our candidates need to recognize and out them.

[ehrnst]

4. No, not all of them.

Two examples spring to mind:

Spencer Thayer

Cenk Uygur - endorsed by Senator Sanders yesterday

I don't believe that these harassers have been determined to be russian provocateurs.

https://time.com/5681261/working-families-party-harassment/

[mopinko]

10. fellow travelers and useful idiots.

[ehrnst]

15. "fellow travelers?" In what way? With whom?

"useful idiots?" To whom?

[TidalWave46]

6. I don't think Cenk, HA Goodman, and the people....

creating a sexist and abusive environment in the Sanders campaign were Russian provocateurs.

Even Sanders called the issue "very painful" and gave up a whole hour of his time to meet with victims and those who wanted to generate positive change. Of course, they ended up unionizing for protections as they saw it wasn't going to come from the top.

You shouldn't write what was and is clearly a systemic and abusive problem as "Russian provocateurs." That is really offensive.

[mopinko]

11. useful idiots and fellow travelers.

yes, many who were not on the payroll still sang the tune. but the music was being played in russia, and no one stopped it.
i remember seeing bernie's social media guy on rachel, talking about watching that shit roll across their webpage, know it was coming from russia. seeing it. and not knowing what to do about it.

that no one on his team has made an issue of what happened, since it benefited him, this time around makes bernie a hard no for me.
who is doing what for bernie now?

[TidalWave46]

12. Cenk and Sirota have no connections to Russia...

That I'm aware of. Neither did the people on the ground generating a well documented hostile environment towards woman.

I get that yelling "Russia" is the in thing to dismiss everything. Sometimes it just doesn't work.

[mopinko]

13. useful idiots and fellow travelers.

tia

[ehrnst]

16. "fellow travelers?" In what way? With whom?

"useful idiots?" To whom?

[mopinko]

17. ya know, if we still have to ask such basic questions about how propaganda works,

we cant govern ourselves any more.

[TidalWave46]

5. There is only one group of "Bro's."

They are the same as ever. It's a sick little club.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287380000

[brooklynite]

7. "Bernie Bros" did not refer solely to male supporters...

It referred to male supporters who expressed intolerance of any alternative.

[bluedye33139]

8. After 2016, my reaction to this headline was me ducking

This headline seems designed to inflame passion and rage.

On the other hand, it's interesting how gender influences our voting patterns.

[ecstatic]

9. Bloomberg Bros? I've yet to encounter them, thankfully.

[mopinko]

14. .

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016243866