This is why I am voting for Bernie (just as I did in the 2016 primary)

[Squinch]

15. I think we need to relook at the old saw that he energizes new voters

and brings them to the voting booths.

In 2018, yes. Young voters came out in record numbers. But the vast majority of Our Revolution candidates lost and lost big. Young voters did not vote for the far left candidates. The moderate candidates were the winners of the day, flipping dozens of republican held seats.

And in NH, yes BS got 50% of the youth vote. But the youth vote was no larger a percentage of the total than it always is. In the state that is BSs next door neighbor. The youth vote was 14%. BSs share of the youth vote was only 7% of the total electorate.

The youth vote, when it shows up, seems to be a lot more moderate than conventional wisdom suggests.

And yes. His attacks are constant and they damage the party. He's my last choice.