Millennials Are Feeling The Bern - 872 Words

Millennials are feeling the Bern â€Å"Of the 30,000 young Democrats participating in the caucuses, there was overwhelming support for Sanders...† Who is Bernie and why is he winning majority of the young voters hearts and votes? Bernard Sanders also knowns as Bernie Sanders was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1941. Mr. Sanders graduated from James Madison high school in Brooklyn and spent one year at Brooklyn College. He then transferred to the University of Chicago, he graduated from there in 1964 and then bought land in Vermont. His interest in progressives politics peaked in 1971, He went to a meeting of â€Å"newly formed Liberty Union Party, a third-party alternative to the Democrats and the Republicans. He left that meeting as the party s candidate for the U.S. Senate, and ended up with two percent of the vote.† Losing didn’t stop him, in 1981 Sanders ran for mayor of Burlington, the largest city in the state. He beat the six-term â€Å"democratic incumbent by 12 votes† In 1990 he served in congress as an independent. †Through 2005 he had been re-elected seven times. He was the longest-serving independent in the history of the House of Representatives.† In April 2015, Bernie Sanders announced he was entering the race for the 2016 Democratic nomination for presidency. As Bernie began giving his speeches and the number of listeners grew, his message for a better life drew in the younger crowds. â€Å"Our goal should be a society in which all people have a decent standard of living, notShow MoreRelatedPresidential Election Vs. Democratic Candidates2063 Words   |  9 Pageslarge difference between their voters. Both candidates, although having similar views, attract extremely different voters. According to demographics and from what I have witnessed in my own hometown, Sanders attracts young voters, most from the â€Å"Millennial Generation,† while Clinton attracts older voters. In reference to an Iowa entrance poll, â€Å"Sanders surpasse d Hilary Clinton 84% to 14% among Democrats aged 17 to 29†¦while Clinton won among voters aged 45 and older.† The age gap between the candidates’Read MoreThe Progressive Era1825 Words   |  8 Pagessuccessful impact the Progressive Era had on the nation between 1900 and 1920. Today, the name Bernie Sanders has become a household name. Many quote about â€Å"Feeling the Bern,† on social media, while his support rallies tend to outnumber Hillary Clinton, another democratic candidate, rallies almost two to one. Predominately favored by millennial voters, Sanders is the leading democratic candidate for the 2016 presidential election. Sanders runs on a platform of radical social, moral, and economic reformation