This One Fact About Bernie Sanders Makes Him Even More Relatable & It's All Thanks To His Wife, Jane

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ALEX GLADU
10 hours ago NEWS

It's not very often that politics makes someone seem relatable — yet that appears to be exactly what running for president has done for Sen. Bernie Sanders. It's obvious in the rapport that he has built up among young people and in the breakdown of the small but mighty donations his campaign has received. It's also obvious in one very relatable fact about Sanders himself, revealed by The New York Times' profile of his wife, Jane.

When Sanders began his campaign, he was a little-known senator from Vermont with an affinity for the word "socialist." If that weren't enough, he was one of the very few people who chose to run against the widely favored Democratic powerhouse that is Hillary Clinton. These things certainly don't seem like the makings of a relatable man. (Let's face it, the word "socialism" doesn't usually get you very far in this completely capitalist country.)

On Monday, though, the Times published a profile of Jane Sanders that not only introduced readers to the woman behind the candidate, but also shed some new light on the candidate himself. In particular, the story gave us a peek into what the Sanders family is like at home, in their everyday lives. The image that the Times described probably isn't all that far off from what you'd expect — and that's what is making Sanders seem completely relatable.

In describing a tour of Sanders' home in Burlington, Vermont, the Times reported:

In the living room, where Mr. Sanders likes to sing along to the Supremes while feeding logs into a wood-burning stove, she opened a photo album...

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[Faux pas]

1. Love it!!!!!

[nc4bo]

2. He sounds like such a down-to-earth humanbeing.

#feelthebern

[roguevalley]

4. the hidden message is crazy. I can't wait til this is over. (and bernie wins)

because a lot of strange people will leave this forum.