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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
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