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pa28

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8. FWIW I'll share my anecdoctal cool story on how people respond to Bernie.

Thu May 28, 2015, 02:24 AM

May 2015

Last autumn I was on vacation with my family. They're all registered Democrats but not involved in the party and nobody knew who Bernie was. He appeared on one of the Sunday shows and I accosted them with the video. (yes I know I'm a jerk but I limited my experiment to this one video).

I was expecting "oh he's too liberal, too old, bad hair" etc etc.

You know what the response was?

'Wow, this guy is tough. He's hard.'

I'm certain they all hate me now but I'm pretty sure they like Bernie.

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Yes, Bernie can win. [View all] Bjorn Against May 2015 OP

Hell yes.... daleanime May 2015 #1

Huge K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT May 2015 #2

K&R DesertFlower May 2015 #3

He absolutely can win. AtomicKitten May 2015 #4

No amount of money can buy enthusiasm and commitment. Paka May 2015 #5

So did Ron Paul's followers... NiceTryGuy May 2015 #10

There weren't enough of them. Paka May 2015 #11

You'll find... NiceTryGuy May 2015 #12

Are you using Karl Rove's math? Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #27

k and r cwydro May 2015 #6

You will NEVER see him on broadcast TV unless he pays for it. Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #7

He is on tv all the time BrotherIvan May 2015 #13

Only as a Don Quixote. Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #15

So you admit he is on tv all the time BrotherIvan May 2015 #24

Okay, maybe if he busts a move on Ellen. Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #31

FWIW I'll share my anecdoctal cool story on how people respond to Bernie. pa28 May 2015 #8

I have shown video to my coworkers BrotherIvan May 2015 #14

Very well stated, Bjorn Iwillnevergiveup May 2015 #9

Kick! Stardust May 2015 #16

. MohRokTah May 2015 #17

Bullcrap Robbins May 2015 #18

Oh good grief, Vermont's population is about the same as any given Ohio Congressional District. MohRokTah May 2015 #19

I heard the same about Obama as well. JEB May 2015 #20

Obama had a major fundraising maching. Kucinich didn't and Bernie doesn't. eom MohRokTah May 2015 #21

One of the main reasons I support Bernie. JEB May 2015 #22

Idealists always go for the guy with no money. MohRokTah May 2015 #23

Possible yes, but stupendously unlikely whatthehey May 2015 #25

thanks...and spot on n/t Sheepshank May 2015 #28

He has a huge presence in reddit, facebook, twitter which is reaching young people who are not peacebird May 2015 #29

And the turnout of that demographic in primaries is? HRC Twitter followers compared to his is? whatthehey May 2015 #33

Twitter followers are hard to verify but HRC has 3,600,000 followers and Bernie Sanders has 339,000. DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #37

K&R! peacebird May 2015 #26

I think so HassleCat May 2015 #30

Not with the campaign manager he has working for him now, he doesn't. KittyWampus May 2015 #32

Another factor: Name recognition doesn't equate to approval. Jester Messiah May 2015 #34

I never heard of Obama yet I voted for him. glinda May 2015 #35

This is incorrect DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #36

And she is currently polling higher than 48% Bjorn Against May 2015 #38

So one can argue that she is starting at 48% DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #39

She is polling very well, no doubt about it Bjorn Against May 2015 #41

I wish you well./NT DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #42

I doubt it, but good OP. DanTex May 2015 #40

K&R woo me with science May 2015 #43