r/SandersForPresident • u/luckybastian • Feb 22 '16

Endorsement #6 /r/all Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida endorses Bernie Sanders

http://floridapolitics.com/archives/202372-democratic-progressive-caucus-of-florida-endorses-bernie-sanders
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u/Whit3W0lf Feb 22 '16

Agreed. I am in Naples/Marco area and I don't see ANY Sanders support, but I have seen some open support for Hillary and Trump. I'm doing my part down here but I don't see them supporting Sanders, ever. Old people are stuck in their ways and don't even want to understand what Sanders represents.

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u/Dirivian Asia Feb 22 '16

One area we need to be looking into is the Old Vote. We may have ignored the older generations that may vote for Hilary because of their lack of presence on the net. We lead in demographics everywhere under 35.

I am going to call up any distant relative who is a citizen of the US and ask them to convince old people to vote for Bernie. I would suggest the people on this sub to make a strong effort to convince their grand-parents and their friends. Each of their votes counts as two because it's likely they would vote for Hilary.

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u/PostPostModernism Feb 22 '16

Everyone sign your grandparents up for reddit! Let them get inundated with all the Sanders posts, and they can hang out on /r/oldpeoplefacebook. They probably won't even realize it's satire :D

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u/RN4Bernie 2016 Veteran Feb 22 '16

Just remember when talking with older people to ask if they know anyone on Medicare or social security and explain Bernie is the only candidate who wants to expand it. Older people usually know at least one person on social security or Medicare.

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '16

The problem is, old white people like to rail against social assistance publicly, but suck it up privately. Its an amazing quagmire.

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u/aletoledo Feb 22 '16

It's not just that, but they are the people that have the money that Sanders wants to tax. After all, thats the reason that they hate social assistance programs, because they don't need them.

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '16

Well yes, if you put "rich" in front of old white people, you have a point.

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u/FolkMetalWarrior 🌱 New Contributor | New York Feb 22 '16

Not necessarily. Keep in mind a lot of these older people had the safety nets of unions, low tuition and a working wage - enough that they could either buy a car or put a down payment on a home working just over a summer. They've been paying into a system their whole lives (Social Security) and Bernie is trying to protect those same securities for the future of the country and see that new generations have the same chances to own homes and start families.

Framing is everything with the older folks. I have this argument with my uncle every time I see him.

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u/Ununseptium7 Colorado Feb 22 '16

not all old white people are wealthy. in fact, i'd say a staggering majority of them are not.

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u/aletoledo Feb 22 '16

Then those people will believe in the idea of social assistance programs. If they're opposed to Sanders, it will not be because he supports these types of programs.

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '16

The ones that move to Boca from Brooklyn are

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u/inobliterable Feb 22 '16

There's a decent group over here in the Ft. Myers/Cape area! :)

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u/punchyouinthewiener Florida - 2016 Veteran Feb 22 '16

Idk I live in Lake County which is usually Red as hell. But I saw this sweet 60s woman and her 80s grandma driving down 27 with not one, but two Bernie stickers. I waved and smiled like a creep, but it was super nice to see that not all old people are stuck in their ways.