Sanders for President fastest growing subreddit group.

[AtomicKitten]

http://www.reddit.com/r/SandersForPresident

Oh hell yes.

[merrily]

1. Thanks. Stands to reason. Then again, so does Bernie.

[AtomicKitten]

7. Yes indeed. Cheers.

[BrotherIvan]

2. Heh! I was just going to post this comment from the Taibbi article

Actually you're wrong, I'm an active member of his subreddit and doing what I can to help his campaign. The amount of young voters (sub 35) who are registering to vote JUST for Bernie is literally astounding.

We need to work on putting these propaganda memes to rest. One of them is that "Bernie is too old and young people won't vote for him." This right here proves that is all bunk.

[BrotherIvan]

3. Now I'm reading the comments on the Reddit thread

Wanna feel revved up?

[–]s0v3r1gn 10 points 2 hours ago
I am a Republican, with more Libertarian leanings, I have never voted for a Democratic candidate. But so far Mr Sanders seems to be the best candidate of any party that has indicated an intent to run. Looks like I may break party lines this time around.

I'm a young kid in Highschool, I've spent the day reading up on Bernie Sanders and I don't know how I've never heard of this guy before.
What can I do to help?

Please, just listen to what the man has to say before you cast your vote. If what he says rings true, vote for him. You're not casting your vote for Clinton or Republican, you're voting for the People!

I'm excited that as a 19 year old, he will be my first vote for President!

18 years old and I never planned on voting until I heard of Bernie. Can wait to see where he goes!

[–]availableoregonOregon
My first vote for president will be for Bernie Sanders.

[–]SolarAquarionNew York
Same with me

[–]foresstguyIllinois
Same with me! Still 17 but I'll be 18 by elections. I think it's funny (and awesome) how this 73 year old guy manages to most closely represent the interests and values of us new voters.

It just goes on and on and on. Bernie can win!

[AtomicKitten]

5. WOW.

Thanks for sharing these.

[BrotherIvan]

8. I'm very impressed and can't stop reading

In all the posts I have read over the net, like Buzzfeed, Yahoo, Rolling Stone, Reddit, the comments have been 90% positive which is damn high.

I'm going to trot these out whenever I read young people won't vote for him. Hope we create a social media firestorm. The propaganda and the naysaying needs to go because none of it is true. Bernie can win; he's running to win. If he wins the primary, he wins the general.

[merrily]

11. And I do not believe that Bernie would pay

for posters, "likes" on Facebook, tweets or anything of the kind. I could be wrong. His handlers might convince him that he HAS to do it if he cares about winning. But, I think he is the least like candidate to arrange for this.

Not that it''s a big deal.. I hope to heaven that people are not voting for President based on tweets.

[BrotherIvan]

13. The thought hasn't crossed my mind

It looks like the enthusiasm is real and organic. People spend a lot of time on social media now, so it must be mobilized to get out the youth vote. I think redditers will have it covered.

[merrily]

14. Gingrich paid for a lot of something. It made a kerfuffle at the time because, AFAIK, it was new.

Since then, I have a feeling many do it.

People who start applauding and cheering uber loudly at speeches? I'd bet my home they're paid, maybe even actors. Some questioners, too.

Show biz.

[BrotherIvan]

15. That's why Bernie is *The Real Deal*

I wanna see who steps up and publicly endorses him. I hope MoveOn swings his way and some of the glitterati who were working on Warren. He needs all the help he can get so he can compete with mountains of corporate ca$h.

[frylock]

21. that is encouraging

[BrotherIvan]

22. ...

(fancy seeing you here)

[Fantastic Anarchist]

24. Bernie Sanders *makes* me want to vote. n/t

[BrotherIvan]

25. Me too

I didn't think I would be enthusiastic about a candidate again in my lifetime. If Bernie Sanders didn't have the very long record of integrity and fighting for real people, I wouldn't. I hope we can make this happen, regardless of the media and corporation Koch smears that are coming. We need a true reformer this time.

[Ichingcarpenter]

4. I follow all redditt political sub forums and have seen a trend

Bernie excites the youth and their passion.
He will get a lot of volunteers

Hillary has a subredditt group and it is rather unenthusiastic.

I look at both right and left subforums to look at talking points and astroturfing.

[AtomicKitten]

6. This is unexpected and I am delighted.

[Ichingcarpenter]

9. Here are some links

r/politics is the main political forum

this is their front page. notice the number of comments and points

http://www.reddit.com/r/politics

This is the Hillary forum


http://www.reddit.com/r/Clinton

notice the amount of comments

Sanders forum

http://www.reddit.com/r/sandersforpresident


this link gives you a glance at all the left forums

http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/wiki/relatedsubs#wiki_on_the_left


on the right forums

http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/wiki/relatedsubs#wiki_on_the_right


libertarian

http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/wiki/relatedsubs#wiki_libertarian


general interests politics


http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/wiki/relatedsubs#wiki_general_interest

[AtomicKitten]

18. got lost reading

I am verklempt. Bernie's a contender. I didn't expect this response and it is wonderful.

[Enthusiast]

28. Thank you, Ichingcarpenter.

I'll figure this all out once I've had a nap with my kitteh.

[merrily]

12. For money reasons, Bernie actually needs volunteers.

With a billion or more in the coffers, in "hard" money alone, volunteers are not there for money reasons anymore.

[Ichingcarpenter]

16. I believe he will have at least a 5 to 1 advantage on volunteers

and a 5 to 1 disadvantage on corporate, bankster, wall street hedge fund, neo liberal money support.

Main street vs Wall Street .......... its gonna be an interesting fight.
but as Greece has shown............ its possible.

[merrily]

17. I hope so.

Other countries seem to keep up more politically than we do.

I happened to be watching the second* plane hit with a 73 year old Lebanese woman who did not have as much elementary school education as our kids get.

I said, "Osama."

She responded, "yes, but they'll try to hang it on Saddam."

How long did it take the average American to reach that conclusion?


*I did not see the first. I saw the second because her son, a furniture salesman, was supposed to drive me to the airport that morning to fly back to Boston. He called to say, "Turn on the television. You're not going anywhere."

[merrily]

10. "I don't know how I've never heard of this guy before." If you really think about that, you WILL

vote for Bernie. Cause, kid, I think I know exactly why you never heard of this guy before.

I'm a young kid in Highschool, I've spent the day reading up on Bernie Sanders and I don't know how I've never heard of this guy before.
What can I do to help?

www.berniesanders.com will tell you.

[polichick]

19. Now we're talking!

[L0oniX]

20. We'll see how long they can continue to throw that name recognition crap at us.

[Enthusiast]

29. They are going to use every possible strategy against us. But we will fight back.

[mmonk]

23. Beat those drums! Bernie is coming.

[F4lconF16]

26. Just took a look.

My goddess I am inspired.

[Enthusiast]

27. I'm glad to hear this.