2016 Postmortem

Arugula Latte

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84. Bernie has much better stands on the issues, and he's not a phony.

Mon Mar 21, 2016, 02:40 PM

Mar 2016

Hillary is just a Republican dressed in Democratic clothing, and she's phony as hell. They can sniff that out. This generation is much more savvy to lies and propaganda, which also explains why it is a much less religious generation.

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Why are Millennial women so in love with Bernie? [View all] TheDormouse Mar 2016 OP

It's possible they want their tax dollars spent on healthcare instead of more war Doctor_J Mar 2016 #1

good point nt TheDormouse Mar 2016 #5

General fed-up-ness with an untenable status quo? Betty Karlson Mar 2016 #50

Depends which millennial women... JaneyVee Mar 2016 #2

ALL millennial women. n/t Dawgs Mar 2016 #9

Sorry, not ALL millennial women are for Bernie. Jitter65 Mar 2016 #79

just wow JackRiddler Mar 2016 #108

Steinem's comment was pure bullshit Amaril Mar 2016 #137

link, please? nt TheDormouse Mar 2016 #14

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2016 #17

Everyone loves Bernie. * PowerToThePeople Mar 2016 #3

Those I know are against war for their children and grand children. dogman Mar 2016 #4

Because they're still rebelling against their mothers? frazzled Mar 2016 #6

Oh, please....... djean111 Mar 2016 #13

No, I really don't. frazzled Mar 2016 #26

That is so sad. Almost contemptuous, really, to think that some ten-cent psychology is the answer, djean111 Mar 2016 #32

fracking alone should turn all voters off of hc questionseverything Mar 2016 #151

Oh, I know - it is, really, kind of bizarre, the expectation that we should ignore things like djean111 Mar 2016 #155

That is very condescending. /nt Ash_F Mar 2016 #90

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

Hillary would be their grandmother. Fawke Em Mar 2016 #34

sorry, I responded to wrong post, :( self deleting. 2banon Mar 2016 #142

Offensive sexist drivel. noamnety Mar 2016 #46

perhaps they know Bernie is a better candidate noiretextatique Mar 2016 #49

Or ... Hillary is just wrong on issues that are important to them. Arugula Latte Mar 2016 #83

This is an insult to all women. Perfect example of the problem. libdem4life Mar 2016 #85

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

You must have a very low opinion of young women. arcane1 Mar 2016 #102

What a disgusting, offensive post. Odin2005 Mar 2016 #122

oh please... dana_b Mar 2016 #152

wow, that's either the lamest or most offensive political argument i've ever seen. nashville_brook Mar 2016 #154

No. People don't take their mommy issues to the polls farleftlib Mar 2016 #156

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

lol I will not likely ever forget that one. n/t Jefferson23 Mar 2016 #10

lol - except that there's a huge gender gap! check the numbers nt TheDormouse Mar 2016 #18

More of an age gap. n/t dogman Mar 2016 #23

Millennial women 61-30%, Millennial men 48-44% —that's a GENDER gap nt TheDormouse Mar 2016 #31

;) Fawke Em Mar 2016 #39

LOL Armstead Mar 2016 #128

Steinem destroyed all her credibility with that sex-shaming nonsense. Betty Karlson Mar 2016 #52

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

Why aren't older women (who also worry abt moms & kids) getting it? nt TheDormouse Mar 2016 #19

I am just now 70, and I, and my sister, and our friends got it immediately. Never a doubt. djean111 Mar 2016 #37

It's not the older women, it's the old women. The ones who gave up, sold out, Zorra Mar 2016 #56

!! Love it !! New fountain of youth bbgrunt Mar 2016 #157

I think it has something to do with recognizing corruption in politics and a strong desire to Jefferson23 Mar 2016 #12

Two words cosmicone Mar 2016 #15

lol nt TheDormouse Mar 2016 #21

Yes--Two critically important words--"Free Tuition"! marions ghost Mar 2016 #36

It is a false hope presented by Bernie Sanders cosmicone Mar 2016 #38

It's only a false hope if we don't win. Fawke Em Mar 2016 #40

It is a false hope, PERIOD. cosmicone Mar 2016 #44

funny how that same logic is never applied to forjusticethunders Mar 2016 #74

It is sad cosmicone Mar 2016 #81

Wars employ people Carolina Mar 2016 #136

or free elementary school & high school tuition nt TheDormouse Mar 2016 #82

Bingo! Carolina Mar 2016 #138

Um, the same way they do in places like Germany? nt TheDormouse Mar 2016 #42

We are not Germany. cosmicone Mar 2016 #51

Then maybe we're doing it wrong? nt TheDormouse Mar 2016 #55

Maybe you are not Germany, and you certainly know little about it. JackRiddler Mar 2016 #67

Ja wirklich? cosmicone Mar 2016 #104

Na, kannst du googeln Alter? JackRiddler Mar 2016 #106

ignorant statement grasswire Mar 2016 #86

Shockingly so. JackRiddler Mar 2016 #107

a false hope that used to exist in this country eom noiretextatique Mar 2016 #54

Lot of false hopes exist in a given country cosmicone Mar 2016 #57

remain defeated then noiretextatique Mar 2016 #91

Meh ... n/t cosmicone Mar 2016 #105

Easily doable marions ghost Mar 2016 #59

It is not a popular measure except in the millennial crowd cosmicone Mar 2016 #66

Disagree marions ghost Mar 2016 #72

In other words cosmicone Mar 2016 #101

Sanders has made phenomenal progress marions ghost Mar 2016 #110

I have no problem with giving credit to Bernie cosmicone Mar 2016 #113

Oh yes, his message resonates with voters marions ghost Mar 2016 #116

Now we are leaving the jursdiction of reality ... cosmicone Mar 2016 #118

Yes--let's leave reality, good idea marions ghost Mar 2016 #119

that video is a hoot! I watched all 5:35 minutes of it. My day is much better bbgrunt Mar 2016 #159

Glad marions ghost Mar 2016 #160

"Would you pay for a ..." -- that applies to ANY policy proposal nt TheDormouse Mar 2016 #93

Please stop using that violent stabbing imagery & words. Peace Patriot Mar 2016 #63

^^^ grasswire Mar 2016 #87

"Stick a fork in it, it is done" cosmicone Mar 2016 #103

The cartoon is NOT FUNNY! You're saying it's Bernie Sanders. Peace Patriot Mar 2016 #120

Please look up the word "metaphor" cosmicone Mar 2016 #123

It's a cartoon turkey. shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #109

One word: Corruption, they can recognize it..some don't. n/t Jefferson23 Mar 2016 #43

Because he promised them free college. I've heard it from them over, and over again. eom lunamagica Mar 2016 #16

for the same reason he won abroad Viva_La_Revolution Mar 2016 #20

They want in on the economic miracle...and as things stand now, libdem4life Mar 2016 #22

But Hillary says she will seek debt-free college. (And why aren't Millennial men responding TheDormouse Mar 2016 #27

HRC "seeking" is, IMO, similar to "listening" Neither even imply action. libdem4life Mar 2016 #45

"Hillary says" - is pretty much worthless, you know. djean111 Mar 2016 #70

I wonder if the Monica Lewinsky scandal has anything to do with this; Older women TheDormouse Mar 2016 #24

No! Carolina Mar 2016 #140

I have few female friends who are supporting Bernie, and they say... anotherproletariat Mar 2016 #25

Millenial women are not so gender oriented. They see people as people. Avalux Mar 2016 #28

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2016 #29

it's the hair dlwickham Mar 2016 #30

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

Simple. Pay equity has not yet arrived...better, but not by a lot. libdem4life Mar 2016 #58

Generally, women can detect phony-ness and Carolina Mar 2016 #139

so, are u saying they lose that ability after age 30 or so? nt TheDormouse Mar 2016 #145

Not at all Carolina Mar 2016 #153

He speaks truth to power Faux pas Mar 2016 #35

i"m surprised that the milennial men figure is so close--that's the curious figure nt geek tragedy Mar 2016 #47

I agree nt TheDormouse Mar 2016 #53

In my peer group few are buying it astrophuss42 Mar 2016 #48

"Hillary is boring" Dem2 Mar 2016 #61

Hillary Clinton (and her and Bill together) represent an earlier ideal Sen. Walter Sobchak Mar 2016 #62

Theory: Young people are not "in love with Bernie," they just... JackRiddler Mar 2016 #64

Occupy Wall Street noamnety Mar 2016 #65

nobody gives a fuck about occupy wallstreet Sen. Walter Sobchak Mar 2016 #68

Wow. That theory is definitely worthy... JackRiddler Mar 2016 #71

What can I say, I find it a little suspicious Sen. Walter Sobchak Mar 2016 #77

September 2011 was "before a major election"? JackRiddler Mar 2016 #78

It's okay, I had forgotten about Mitt Romney too. Sen. Walter Sobchak Mar 2016 #88

Republican provocateurs?!? Zorra Mar 2016 #73

because you honestly believe that progressive millennials... Sen. Walter Sobchak Mar 2016 #115

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

I'll preface my reply noamnety Mar 2016 #117

The millennial women I know vintx Mar 2016 #75

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2016 #80

yes grasswire Mar 2016 #89

Crazy talk! Why, Thats like saying the macarena isnt hip anymore! Warren DeMontague Mar 2016 #97

Bernie has much better stands on the issues, and he's not a phony. Arugula Latte Mar 2016 #84

A few more snips worth adding ... ebayfool Mar 2016 #92

Bernie deepestblue Mar 2016 #94

For the same reason that a lot of Boomer women are? Blue_In_AK Mar 2016 #95

They know he's on their side and she isn't (unless they're rich). CharlotteVale Mar 2016 #111

Bernie's Promises redstateblues Mar 2016 #112

Forbidden Fruit syndrome. He's happily married and so those lusty vixens pounce Bucky Mar 2016 #114

LOL - I love Bernie, but the thought of him doing a "Fabio" book cover . . . Vinca Mar 2016 #121

Perhaps they have built-in lie detectors. dchill Mar 2016 #126

An honest politician is hard to find. Everyone should love him. nt Live and Learn Mar 2016 #129

Millenial women do not. It's an online survey, and as we all know now those are synergie Mar 2016 #130

Actually, voting statistics bear it out as well. Chan790 Mar 2016 #132

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

The answer is both interesting and obvious actually. Chan790 Mar 2016 #131

This is the one response that seems to put it all together; however, TheDormouse Mar 2016 #144

Last year...said she could work with them on reasonable restrictions... Chan790 Mar 2016 #146

WOW!! That is a bombshell! NBC/MSNBC just buried it. nt TheDormouse Mar 2016 #147

the snippet of the clip has her talking about 3rd trimester abortions TheDormouse Mar 2016 #148

Unfortunately, not that I'm aware of. Chan790 Mar 2016 #149

Bra-vo farleftlib Mar 2016 #161

cuz they don't let identity politics rule over actual policies they can get behind. 2banon Mar 2016 #141

Maybe this vintx Mar 2016 #158