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In poll after poll, young people are politically much further to the left of older Americans. According to Gallup, 52% of 18- to 34-year-olds have a positive view of socialism, while fewer, 47%, have a positive view of capitalism. (For comparison, more than two-thirds of people older than 55 have a positive view of capitalism.)

Feel the Bern 2020
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Go Bernie!

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Ya bby
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and hes killing it in texas

good signs
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Problem is that younger generation don't vote.

Nearly 40% of eligable US voters don't vote.

You could have all the teens in California swooning over you but still be dominated in the election by 50 old people from Rhode Island.
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UnfairRepresent posted...

Problem is that younger generation don't vote.

Nearly 40% of eligable US voters don't vote.

You could have all the teens in California swooning over you but still be dominated in the election by 50 old people from Rhode Island.

I think thats going to largely change with this election

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MaxEffingBemis posted...

I think thats going to largely change with this election

Based on?

People screaming on twitter?

Half of them don't go outside.
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UnfairRepresent posted...

Problem is that younger generation don't vote.

Nearly 40% of eligable US voters don't vote.

You could have all the teens in California swooning over you but still be dominated in the election by 50 old people from Rhode Island.

yah but trump wasn't winning ca anyway. good point about youngsters not voting. ca actually voted no the first time marijuana went up for legalization.

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UnfairRepresent posted...

Based on?

People screaming on twitter?

Half of them don't go outside.

hilarious that you are using these stale tropes when the amount of traction he has proves otherwise
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The MSM will keep saying he will lose. People believe them.

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Cheater87 posted...

The MSM will keep saying he will lose. People believe them.

boomers do

the younger voters do not as they do not trust them.
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Honestly, they should just make the legal voting age 16. They're more affected by whoever's in office than the average boomer.

And if it's because 16 year olds are largely uninformed, so are the majority of registered voters lmao. At least 16 year olds are more tech savvy and know how to do proper research

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E32005 posted...

hilarious that you are using these stale tropes when the amount of traction he has proves otherwise

he had this traction in 2016 too

No one liked Trump and he still won
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UnfairRepresent posted...

he had this traction in 2016 too

No one liked Trump and he still won

his traction was shafted by hilldawg and the shady dnc otherwise he would have beat trump
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It was more superdelegates than anything. Primary voters want a winner. So when cable news constantly lumped Hillarys superdelegates in, it looked like Sanders had lost before he even had a chance. Second ballot is still better than first, but they need to go in general...

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How many actually vote

CruelBuffalo posted...

How many actually vote

i think bern gonna get those jaded youngsters out voting
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E32005 posted...

52% of 18- to 34-year-olds have a positive view of socialism, while fewer, 47%, have a positive view of capitalism.

this statistic makes me hard

Omnislasher posted...

this statistic makes me hard

considering the destruction of a fair and balanced economy that trump has laid on our feet its easy to understand why the youth are jaded
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CruelBuffalo posted...

How many actually vote

Sanders supporters dont vote - someone ignoring that he won the popular vote in all 3 primaries/caucuses so far

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the economy self-destructs with or without the help of presidents, likewise for when it's doing *relatively* well

Omnislasher posted...

the economy self-destructs with or without the help of presidents, likewise for when it's doing *relatively* well

funny how republicans love to take credit then...
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Bernie... is that an amalgamation of Bert & Ernie?

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Alpha218 posted...

Sanders supporters dont vote - someone ignoring that he won the popular vote in all 3 primaries/caucuses so far

Okay?
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I wonder how many of the people polled actually know what socialism is and don't just support welfare capitalism or and/or government regulation of capitalism.
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i think this year's election will have an unprecedented voter turnout, especially with young people. this is the first time in my life that i have ever felt like politics has been unavoidable

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Romulox28 posted...

i think this year's election will have an unprecedented voter turnout, especially with young people.

https://youtu.be/LHVR485txX8
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Feel
the
Bern
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Oh good. Donald J Trump's re-election will be even more secured vs a socialist.

Go Bernie !

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republicans are fucked

bernie gonna win and republicans will lose control of senate
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Good for him. If thats who the people want then he should get the nomination. Hopefully the DNC doesnt fuck him over again.

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UnfairRepresent posted...

Okay?

Strong counter. I never considered that one.

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Krojen posted...

Strong counter. I never considered that one.

Why does winning some Dem caucuses change that the young dont vote?

or counter the electoral college?
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Young people have always leaned left

Then they grow up, get a job and start actually paying taxes. A lot easier to say your in favor of massively expensive government programs when you don't have to put your money where your mouth is

And they don't vote anyway so who gives a shit what they think.

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People with consciences have always leaned left

Then they grow up, get a job, start actually paying taxes, and continue to lean left because they arent spineless ghouls with no souls. A lot easier to say youre in favor of common-sense government programs that benefit humanity and have been successfully implemented in most of the 1st world when youre not a mindless bootlicker.

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Shablagoo posted...

People with consciences have always leaned left

Then they grow up, get a job, start actually paying taxes, and continue to lean left because they arent spineless ghouls with no souls. A lot easier to say youre in favor of common-sense government programs that benefit humanity and have been successfully implemented in most of the 1st world when youre not a mindless bootlicker.

It's hard to support programs that routinely siphon money from successful people to people who self-sabotage year after year.

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UnfairRepresent posted...

Why does winning some Dem caucuses change that the young dont vote?

or counter the electoral college?

He won a primary too. In large part because he's crushing it (with votes) in the under 45 bracket. If you can't see how winning contests because of the youth vote counters your narrative that he can't win because youth won't vote, then your contrarian gimmick that I've long appreciated is getting too silly for me lol

Your second point is unrelated, but Bernie is polling best (and recently the only option) that beats Trump in places Dems need to win back (EC) like the rust belt.

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SauI_Goodman posted...

yah but trump wasn't winning ca anyway. good point about youngsters not voting. ca actually voted no the first time marijuana went up for legalization.

There was a lot of bs snuck into that bill. Nobody wanted it except college kids

Shablagoo posted...

People with consciences have always leaned left

Then they grow up, get a job, start actually paying taxes, and continue to lean left because they arent spineless ghouls with no souls. A lot easier to say youre in favor of common-sense government programs that benefit humanity and have been successfully implemented in most of the 1st world when youre not a mindless bootlicker.

Says the unemployed 20 year old living off of student loans and pretending he's a victim of the system maaaaan

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tigerslashII posted...

It's hard to support programs that routinely siphon money from successful people to people who self-sabotage year after year.

Yes, that is the trite right-wing propaganda nonsense that is used to decry government programs that are successful in most every developed nation and havent been implemented in the U.S. Not sure why youre sticking it here, though.

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Solid Snake07 posted...

Says the unemployed 20 year old living off of student loans and pretending he's a victim of the system maaaaan

Says the guy who drives on roads and poops in a toilet! Lmao!

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Shablagoo posted...

People with consciences have always leaned left

Then they grow up, get a job, start actually paying taxes, and continue to lean left because they arent spineless ghouls with no souls. A lot easier to say youre in favor of common-sense government programs that benefit humanity and have been successfully implemented in most of the 1st world when youre not a mindless bootlicker.

Fucking bang on mate

I've been on my own and paying taxes for the better part of a decade and I'd love nothing more than to see my fellow countrymen be able to enjoy luxuries such as healthcare and go to college without shouldering the same burden of debt that I'm bearing

Growing up doesnt mean becoming a selfish shithead
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Bernie has got the whole 2020 election in the palm of his hands.

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I'm ok with this. As long as it isn't Biden or Trump

MarqueeSeries posted...

Fucking bang on mate

I've been on my own and paying taxes for the better part of a decade and I'd love nothing more than to see my fellow countrymen be able to enjoy luxuries such as healthcare and go to college without shouldering the same burden of debt that I'm bearing

Growing up doesnt mean becoming a selfish shithead

Being pragmatic isn't being a "selfish shithead". It's just being realistic

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Solid Snake07 posted...

Being pragmatic isn't being a "selfish s***head". It's just being realistic

Does this look pragmatic to you?

https://twitter.com/sarahkliff/status/1233812682924527617


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I want Bernie to win because I think he is the best candidate running, but some of his supporters are just out of it. There is no evidence youth turnout is up this election, if anything it has been down so far. SC exit polls also show youth turnout being way down. It's weird how people always say this time will be different and expect young people to just magically start voting now. Young people largely aren't voting for reasons unrelated to candidates running, they just plain aren't that interested in it.

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Youth turnout was up in iowa and nevada, slightly down or the same in nh. There are no young people in sc but new voters are up. You can make claims about primary turnout with at least some level of confidence after tuesday. We do know that the youth that is participating has been crucial to bernie winning all 3 primaries. Youth parcipating in the process at a much higher rate than older voters is also how he's out raising the field in funding and volunteers.

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