My response. I’ve got 2 millennials at home, both social/environmental justice champions. They love Bernie for a plethora of reasons:
He explains how political and financial systems work, and they want to know.
Tools and terms to help you understand the 2016 Presidential Election
| Type of tool/term | Link | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Polls | Daily poll | List shows results of major polls and the point spread between top candidates in each race |
| Financial Terminology | Campaign finance glossary | Glossary of presidential campaign finance jargon |
| Bundling | FEC Bundling FAQ | FAQ on Lobbyist Bundling |
| OpenSecrets | opensecrets.org | Run by The Center for Responsive Politics. Mission: to Inform, Empower & Advocate |
| FollowTheMoney | followthemoney.org | The nation’s only free, nonpartisan, verifiable archive of contributions to political campaigns in all 50 states |
| Vote Smart | votesmart.org | 40,000 politicians, millions of facts |
| Political Compass | politicalcompass.org | Tracks the socio-political positions of politicians in democracies and in political races. |
| Greenhouse browser plug-in | greenhouse.org | Lets you hover over politicians’ names on any web page to see which donors have given them money, and how much. |
Ben Carson is after white approval & votes, not for #blacklivesmatter
When he argues that the black community needs to reject government handouts and the Democratic Party’s “welfare state,” Carson offers “validation for positions held by [white] Republicans” that structural racism doesn’t exist, or are uncomfortable with a black president insisting it does … He’s a Republican. He speaks at conservative forums, which are mainly forums for white people. Certainly black Twitter isn’t rushing to gush about Ben Carson.
Bernie Sanders’ use of tech is way ahead of the pack
Friend Tom Elliot says:
You should check out Bernie’s 404 page error message on his website. Just go there and tag onto the address a page you know couldn’t be there. I did berniesanders.com/hillary (clicking on that link will bring you to a web page with the 404 page not found error message). I’m beginning to see him as a real sleeper, probably the only true populist in the race.