5 Bernie Sanders Superfans On Why They Love Him

Shannon McCartney, Marijuana legalization advocate

He is "our last hope for democracy"

“I am so excited about his message that I want everyone to know about him. Everybody,” she said. “He is for ‘The 99 Percent.’ He is for the little people. He is not a corporation. He is not a billionaire. He for representing the people who work for America,” she continued.

Rick Gannaway, Insurance industry

"We like his advocacy for a working wage"

“We like his advocacy for a working wage,” he said. “I have crippling student loans and I think the interest rates that are being changed on those student loans are unethical. They shouldn’t be making a profit off of my education,” he continued.

Tim Crockett, Retired education specialist

"I absolutely support Bernie"

Tim Crockett of Brunswick Maine, is a self-identified socialist and said Sanders was “the closest we’ve got.” Asked what he meant when he called himself a socialist, Crockett answered that he believed in caps on income, equal rights and access to health care and livable wages. “Those are the things that are important to average people,” he said and that Sanders’s message of fighting income inequality resonates with him.

Jackie Curley, Retired teacher

"He’s a real populist that's why he's going to get elected"

As a retired teacher who lost her job at one point, Curley said she identified with those who are struggling to support their families. “I want someone who can make a big change,” she said, “He talks about issues that matter to 90 percent of people.”

Liam Dewey, High School student

"I might not agree with Bernie on everything, but I believe he has values"

Dewey said he is a politically active student, and Sanders legislation to make public universities tuition-free particularly appealed to him... "I might not agree with Bernie on everything, but I believe he has values, and he’s going to stick to those and he will not lie to us.”


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