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Bernie Sanders

jwirr

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6. I think we need to give these kids more credit. Many of them are not here on DU but they have

Reply to sadoldgirl (Reply #4)

Sun Jul 26, 2015, 09:09 PM

Jul 2015

their own site and they talk politics - when my grandson talked to me about supporting Bernie I asked him if he would vote for Hillary if Bernie lost. His answer was "I'll have to think about it."
There are many issues that they care about: net neutrality, birth control, healthcare, education, jobs, voting rights, civil rights, no more war.......

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This question I have can only be asked in [View all] sadoldgirl Jul 2015 OP

They need to be made to understand if they don't vote, they will shraby Jul 2015 #1

I doubt that they will be showing interest sadoldgirl Jul 2015 #4

I think we need to give these kids more credit. Many of them are not here on DU but they have jwirr Jul 2015 #6

Every young person I know who is a Bernie supporter fully understands sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #14

How much better that Bernie Sanders be the one SheilaT Jul 2015 #7

The thing about alienated voters is that lecturing them doesn't do any good eridani Jul 2015 #11

I have wondered that too. jalan48 Jul 2015 #2

The 1% Meme Machine has Bernie coming and going on this one 99th_Monkey Jul 2015 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalArkie Jul 2015 #5

An older Canadian, I remember "Trudeaumania" from when I was young. delrem Jul 2015 #15

My answer to that question is that TBF Jul 2015 #8

If the youth vote in huge #'s the question is moot. aspirant Jul 2015 #12

Right - the job is to educate so they vote TBF Jul 2015 #17

I sincerely JackInGreen Jul 2015 #9

Great question... SoapBox Jul 2015 #10

Enthusiasm isn't transferable. delrem Jul 2015 #13

/\_/\_This right here_/\_/\ Scuba Jul 2015 #16