New Harvard Study Shatters Myth of White Bernie Bros

[riderinthestorm]

http://thepoliticalorder.com/new-harvard-study-just-shattered-biggest-myth-bernie-supporters/

I will be so glad when this false propaganda meme of the Bernie Bro is permanently retired. It was false then, false now and here's some proof.

Despite a stream of propaganda from Democratic establishment leaders, a new poll finds that Bernie Sanders’ popularity extends to minorities and women.

During the 2016 Democratic presidential primary contest, the “Bernie Bro” trope became a tried-and-true myth propagated by people at the highest levels of the national Democratic Party apparatus. The pejorative — first used in late 2015 — used to describe Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vermont) most ardent supporters typically refers to young white men between the ages of 25 and 35 who were vociferous in both their support of the Vermont senator and their opposition to eventual Democratic nominee and failed general election candidate Hillary Clinton.

Snip

However, a new survey conducted by Harvard University and The Harris Poll disproves all of those comments about the Sanders coalition with hard numbers. According to the survey results, which were conducted among 2,027 registered voters between April 14 and April 17, 2017, Sanders is actually more popular among women, African Americans, Hispanics, and Asian Americans than white people and men.

Snip

[hedda_foil]

1. Thank you for posting this. It's important.

[disillusioned73]

2. It goes to show..

how strong propaganda still is - to this day.. People have always been manipulated throughout our history, and when evidence is presented to them of their false beliefs.. denial and anger is the usual reaction.. not the needed critical thinking & self analysis..

[LongTomH]

3. They'll just keep repeating it!!

It seems to be a useful meme for a certain clique here, and I don't think they'll give it up.

[Autumn]

4. I woule love to see that false meme die. But the "experts" will keep perpetuating the lies.

Thanks for posting this, riders.

[riderinthestorm]

5. Glad you're still here Autumn...

Back atcha...

[MuseRider]

6. Well how about that!

I have never met a Bernie bro. Met a lot of Bernie women, Bernie men, Bernie supporters of all races. In fact, most of the people attending many of the Bernie meetings I went to were women. Hmmmmmm.

Thanks for this. This one really used to upset me. I figured toward the end it was mostly because he made such an incredible showing being the one candidate who had no previous structure for a national campaign, no real national experience, no name recognition. It must have berned.

[JudyM]

7. Now they're on to the next latest poutrage, milking it as long as they can beyond tedium.

Thanks for the post!

[Arazi]

8. Glad to see this but those who most need this info will ignore the data

Big kick and rec

[Autumn]

9. I'm pinning this OP by members request.

[stephensolomita]

11. More On The Poll

According to this poll, 89% of all respondents (which includes as many Republicans as Democrats) declared general support for Bernie Sanders. 95% declared general support for Hillary Clinton. And, impossibly, 61% declared support for Steve Bannon. I took these figures from the poll, itself, not from a news story.

[DeeDeeNY]

12. This was the worst myth but only one of many

The misrepresentations about Bernie and his supporters were constantly repeated by those who should have known better.

[Robbins]

13. here was the thing

it was useful to be able to smear bernie and all his supporters as racists and sexists.i was consently called one here during primary.
doesn't matter if you supported obama if you didn't support clinton from begining your were one

many under 45 bernie supporters were women and minority but this was ignored.

[ellnthomp]

14. Intercept Article re Bernie Bros, Jan 2016

https://theintercept.com/2016/01/31/the-bernie-bros-narrative-a-cheap-false-campaign-tactic-masquerading-as-journalism-and-social-activism/

[mountain grammy]

16. With great pleasure, I recommend this OP.

Thanks for posting..

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

17. Great post! Thanks!