Why Are Women Less Likely Than Men To Support Sanders?

[MineralMan]

39. Exactly. I suppose I shouldn't have been surprised by that,

but I was. I grew up in a household where my mother was the source of all good advice. Then, I hooked up with girls in school who were smart, outspoken, and capable of anything. Same when I went off to college for the first time.

One of my best friends in high school was a girl who became co-valedictorian with me. She ended up being a neurosurgeon, while I ended up being a writer. We still stay in touch occasionally.

So, when I saw the disdain with which the leaders of the DC anti-war movement treated the women who were involved, I was surprised and disappointed. It simply made no sense to me at all. I grew to understand what was behind it, and rejected it.

Fortunately, most men in that age group are aging out of positions of power and authority. Women are rising in the political power structure, although they still do not make up half of that power structure. Progress, but not enough.

Bernie remains locked into the thinking of too many men in the Silent Generation. Too bad for him.