My Thanks to Bernie Sanders

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17. Hey Paige -

if it's any comfort to you, I'm noticing some of that stuff as I get older.

I worked with a female radio colleague who was really depressed one day. It was her birthday. She was bummed: "I'm leaving the demographic!" She was turning 35. The target demo at that time was 18-34. I tried to comfort her by pointing out that "that's not true. You're not leaving the demographic. You're not EVER gonna leave the demographic. That's us Baby Boomers. The target demographic is gonna get older, right along with you! And for a long time, that's been true. But no more! It just hit me a little while ago. We Boomers are no longer the target demo. There are way more Millennials than Baby Boomers now. So THEY'RE the target demo as of now. At least til THEY age and are surpassed by another younger generation.

As far as wanting to thank Bernie, while I do not share these same feelings you've voiced, I do know of one way to thank him in the most concrete and realistic manner. Don't sit home on Election Day. Go vote. MAKE SURE you vote for everybody with a "D" after their names. Because that's the only way to get a Democratic president the support needed actually to get a few things done - INCLUDING a lot of Bernie's ideas and positions he supports. That includes the top job on the bill. Keeping the White House safely in Democratic hands is the only way to ensure that what Bernie wanted to see has a shot at becoming reality. And a GOOD shot at it, too. Plus the consideration of having a "D" or an "R" pick the next Supreme Court nominee(s). If Heaven Forbid we get stuck with an "R" in the White House, a Democratic opposition is the only thing that will prevent that "R" to get his way and run roughshod over the progress that we've managed over long slogs and long decades to make. In this case WE'D have to build a wall. We'd rather desperately need to!

You will have exactly ZERO chance to recognize or honor, or enable, any element of Bernie's movement if you don't do what you can to keep the White House in Democratic hands. NOBODY wants Donald Trump in the driver's seat! I'm certain Bernie's legacy means far more to you than it would mean to desert it in November. And I feel that you AND other Bernie supporters deserve at least a "friendly" in the White House, if indeed you can't have your "best friend" in there. I know it isn't the outcome you had your heart set on. I hope you come to some peace about this.

And yeah. I'm 63 now. Getting older sure can put you through changes!