Loving grandparents support Bernie

There are many senior citizens who are standing with Bernie Sanders this primary season. The reason? They love their grandchildren.

It was sometimes annoying how much my and my wife's parents indulged and spoiled our children. They sometimes let them get away with meal-destroying snacks, gave them undeserved money, and let them play family-banned video games hours past bedtime.

But it was only because they love our kids, and they knew we would be the source of discipline in their young lives. Which we were, and our kids became young adults for which we feel a great deal of pride and love.

Next year, my eldest son is starting his second year of college, and my youngest is starting his first. Under Hillary Clinton, they will face crushing college debt that is three to four times what I faced in the '80s (in 35-year-old dollars), graduate with fewer job prospects, have little access to affordable healthcare and will probably earn less than I did when I graduated college. They will probably have to participate in a war or two as well.

Under Bernie Sanders, they have a chance to gain a few years of tuition free college, benefit from less college debt, have a chance at real healthcare, and they would earn enough money to live off of a 40-hour work week. A more peaceful world would also be nice.

Seniors who love their grandchildren are voting for Bernie Sanders. Seniors who love their grandchildren are paying attention to the undemocratic tactics of the Clinton campaign and are appalled. Loving seniors still have hope in the ideals they had in their youth, and they care for their grandchildren more than money.