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In reply to the discussion: Why are Millennial women so in love with Bernie? [View all]Sen. Walter Sobchak
(8,692 posts)68. nobody gives a fuck about occupy wallstreet
except for the republican provocateurs who created it.
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It's possible they want their tax dollars spent on healthcare instead of more war
Doctor_J
Mar 2016
#1
That is so sad. Almost contemptuous, really, to think that some ten-cent psychology is the answer,
djean111
Mar 2016
#32
Oh, I know - it is, really, kind of bizarre, the expectation that we should ignore things like
djean111
Mar 2016
#155
People do have brains bvefore they reach the age of 40...Even women, believe it ot not
Armstead
Mar 2016
#127
Well I'm over 65, and my soon to be 45 year old daughter are ardent Bernie supporters.
2banon
Mar 2016
#143
I was guessing how many posts, before the truly insulting shit started.
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2016
#96
You have a lot less faith in this site than I do. Or maybe I'm still too optimistic. nt
VulgarPoet
Mar 2016
#124
wow, that's either the lamest or most offensive political argument i've ever seen.
nashville_brook
Mar 2016
#154
Because they love what he stands for, and are not paying any attention to gender?
djean111
Mar 2016
#7
Gloria Steinem already told us, it's because that's where the boys are nt
riderinthestorm
Mar 2016
#8
Heh. In a few years when I'm burning in hell, there will be lots of smart and pretty millenium
Doctor_J
Mar 2016
#60
One reason is that he's a good guy. Another is that his policies are exactly what moms and kids
Zorra
Mar 2016
#11
I am just now 70, and I, and my sister, and our friends got it immediately. Never a doubt.
djean111
Mar 2016
#37
I think it has something to do with recognizing corruption in politics and a strong desire to
Jefferson23
Mar 2016
#12
Because he promised them free college. I've heard it from them over, and over again. eom
lunamagica
Mar 2016
#16
But Hillary says she will seek debt-free college. (And why aren't Millennial men responding
TheDormouse
Mar 2016
#27
I wonder if the Monica Lewinsky scandal has anything to do with this; Older women
TheDormouse
Mar 2016
#24
I have few female friends who are supporting Bernie, and they say...
anotherproletariat
Mar 2016
#25
It is simple (as most things are, part two): because of the candidate and his message.
Kip Humphrey
Mar 2016
#33
but the question is why are men vs women responding to those differently? nt
TheDormouse
Mar 2016
#41
i"m surprised that the milennial men figure is so close--that's the curious figure nt
geek tragedy
Mar 2016
#47
Hillary Clinton (and her and Bill together) represent an earlier ideal
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Mar 2016
#62
Anything to stick your head in the sand and ignore the winds of change, huh?
VulgarPoet
Mar 2016
#125
And the agitator Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a commie spy, sent here on Kruschev's orders
Zorra
Mar 2016
#150
Wait, did you actually not know about the Madison Avenue ad agency that came up with it?
Recursion
Mar 2016
#135
I think younger women trust Bernie because he reminds them of their grandpa.
Frustratedlady
Mar 2016
#69
Why doesn't Hillary remind them of their grandma--aren't they trustworthy, too? nt
TheDormouse
Mar 2016
#76
I believe the original post was in regard to millennial women and Bernie. eom
Frustratedlady
Mar 2016
#98
it was--so my question is why is Bernie getting more of a benefit from that perception
TheDormouse
Mar 2016
#99
Hillary does not always come across as grandmotherly to some people, including me.
Frustratedlady
Mar 2016
#100
Millenial women do not. It's an online survey, and as we all know now those are
synergie
Mar 2016
#130
That they're in "love" with Bernie? Not so much. He does consistently better in the
synergie
Mar 2016
#133
Can I also just say, thanks for such a refreshing, normal, not guano-crazy reply based on
synergie
Mar 2016
#134
cuz they don't let identity politics rule over actual policies they can get behind.
2banon
Mar 2016
#141