#BernieBrosSoWhite? Real Gap in Sanders Support Not from Gender but Race, Ethnicity

[SecularMotion]

The youth appeal of septuagenarian Sen. Bernie Sanders has been the big story of the Democratic primary so far. But is this another instance of pollsters and pundits overlooking minority millennials? Several recent polls show that among young non-white Democrats, Hillary Clinton is still the top candidate.

Put another way, it's simply not true that "Sanders dominates among younger voters in nearly every racial and gender category," as NBC reported a few weeks ago.

In a January USA Today/Rock the Vote poll, for instance, Sanders was the preferred liberal candidate among millennial Democrats and independents overall, leading with 46 percent to Clinton's 35 percent. Among millennials of color, however, Sanders beat Clinton by a mere one point (42 percent to 41 percent).

In a national poll conducted January 19-24 by the Beck Research for the American Federation for Children, Democratic millennials as a whole were again drawn strongly to Sanders (64 percent to 29 percent). But among young Hispanic Democrats, Clinton led 52 percent to Sanders' 38 percent.

http://reason.com/blog/2016/02/17/millennials-for-sanders-so-white

[Cheese Sandwich]

1. What bullshit. 1 in 4 black millennials support sanders

And 1 in 5 African American voters support Sanders.

That's a lot of people.

Not everything has to be like 50%/50%.

It's OK if people of Any race tend to prefer a certain candidate.

That is not a problem. The only problem is the total.

[HooptieWagon]

2. Aa support for Sanders in SC has grown from 2% in July to 35% today.

It's steadily growing.

[VulgarPoet]

3. Getting real fuckin sick of being mistaken for white.

Broad brushes, man...

[Fearless]

4. This is false.

It's a smear attack trying to race bait from the Hillary camp. Again.

[LexVegas]

5. Truth. nt

[HassleCat]

6. Try narrowing it down more

"Among black men between the ages of 24 and 25, whose first name starts with a "d" and who live on a numbered street in a city of at least 500,000 population, and who drive red cars, Clinton wins by an astonishing margin of 100 to zero."

Yes, we know Clinton is heavily favored by black voters. Sanders does better among young voters, including young black voters, but still not as well as Clinton. That's fine, but we seem to be focusing more and more on racial politics, which is not good for our party.

[UglyGreed]

7. Reason magazine huh???

Enjoying a nice big plate of Koch Brother's propaganda today I see.

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[azurnoir]

9. From the Hit and Run blog no less

[UglyGreed]

10. Yet we are told the Bernie Bros

were the Tea Party members

[azurnoir]

11. If the BernieBro thing has any truth most are too young to be Tea Party members

but I guess if it sounds good say it or something

[angrychair]

8. This is race-baiting bullshit

Leading with "#berniebrosSoWhite" is race-baiting bullshit meant to be click-bait. It is insulting and derogatory bullshit.

Have a little integrity and self-delete.

[JonLeibowitz]

12. Forget the race baiting -- Wasn't the idea of "BernieBros" discredited by the blowout win in NH

....among millenial women?

What obvious bullshit.

[demmiblue]

13. Unrec for source. n/t

[tk2kewl]

14. Given the fact that Bernie unabashedly puts forth

his record on, and proposals for racial justice, wouldn't the fact that he has a lot of young white support be considered a positive development for the future of racial justice in the country?

that's how i see it anyway

[jham123]

15. Bernie Bro

and proud of it....

I've embraced the term. I dunno about this race thing as Bernie Bros seem to come from all walks of life and both Genders.....but whatevs