Filmmaker Michael Moore told MSNBC host Ali Velshi Sunday morning that Sen. Bernie Sanders' 2020 Democratic presidential campaign is causing panic in elite party circles because of the movement behind the candidacy for the same reason that young voters overwhelmingly back the senator's bid for the White House.
"What the old school Democratic elite, the corporate Democrats, what they're worried about is that there's a new way now and there's young people behind this," Moore said. "There have been approximately 15 million 17-year-olds in the past four years that have turned 18. And they are massively behind change."
Sanders enjoys high approval ratings and support from youth voters in polling and has nabbed endorsements ahead of the primaries from a number of youth-led climate activist groups including the Sunrise Movement and Zero Hour Movement.
As Iowa voters head to caucus sites across the state Monday, Sanders shows high numbers among Hawkeye youth, polling at 39%—more than double his nearest rival for the state's youth vote, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), who has 19%.
"You can tell how good I feel by how nervous the establishment is getting," Sanders says in a new ad airing ahead of the Iowa caucuses.
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Moore told Velshi Sunday that recent comments from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who lost to Trump in the 2016 general election, and former Vice President Joe Biden indicating they would not support Sanders in a general election matchup with the president are signals that the Democratic elite would prefer another four years of Trump to a Sanders victory.
Clinton has in recent weeks placed blame for her upset loss to Trump at the feet of Sanders, despite the Vermont senator tirelessly criss-crossing the country on Clinton's behalf leading up the 2016 election.
"This divisiveness has not occurred from Bernie," said Moore. "Bernie has been all about unity this whole time as he was back in 2016."
"Once they said that they would not support the Democratic nominee, they are on the Trump bandwagon," Moore added. "They will say that they aren't. But when you say you won't support the Democratic nominee? At that point who are you really for?"
snatch_smash on February 2nd, 2020 at 21:32 UTC »
I’m no recently-turned 18 year old, but I did just change my party affiliation from independent to democrat so I can cast a vote for Bernie in the primaries. After getting snubbed in 2016 and all the BS of the last 3 years, I figured it was time to put my pride aside and register with a party so I can cast a vote that might actually mean something. Let’s send that fat fucking pig in the White House packing.
Edit: I’m surprised by the traction this has gotten, as well as how many (not too many, but still) people are unsure as to how or when they can vote in their state’s primary election. U.S. Vote Foundation has a very easy to use page where you choose your state and it will tell you the election dates and registration deadlines. You can apparently register to vote through their site, too, but as I’ve no need to do so, I’m not sure how it works. As for whether you need to be affiliated with a specific party to vote in your state’s primaries, they don’t seem to specify on their site, so you’ll have to google it.
shieldsy27 on February 2nd, 2020 at 19:52 UTC »
Because they want somewhere their children can grow up
cos_tan_za on February 2nd, 2020 at 19:30 UTC »
Millennials, Gen Z, minorities and our kids will take America back. Fuck the boomer, racist mentality.
It's time for REAL change.
Edit: Giving Xers and some boomers credit, let's join those that have been fighting for change for a while now.
Also, thanks for the award but go register and if you have already, then remind someone else to do it.
GO REGISTER AND VOTE!!! https://www.usa.gov/register-to-vote