I Asked 10 Women Why They're Feeling The Bern At A Rainy Rally In Seattle

http://www.bustle.com/articles/149009-i-asked-10-women-why-theyre-feeling-the-bern-at-a-rainy-rally-in-seattle

"2016 is shaping up to be one of the strangest election cycles in American politics to date. While the lion's share of this election's bizarre turns may belong to Donald Trump, there have been other curiosities. One of them is that although there is a highly-qualified female candidate on the ballot, Hillary Clinton, young women aren't exactly jumping at the chance to help make history and elect the first female president. It begs the question: why are young women supporting Bernie Sanders?

According to a USA Today/Rock The Vote poll from earlier this month, women ages 18 to 34 back Sanders over Clinton in nearly a 2:1 ratio. As I made my way through a massive throng of people who had turned out to see Sanders speak Sunday at the Key Arena at Seattle, a theme emerged: they believe that electing Sanders is a way to help lift up the whole country — not merely because they themselves would benefit from the policies that he has proposed.

From stopping fracking to standing up for reproductive rights to making a quality college education an attainable reality for every student, the young women I spoke with voiced concerns over a plethora of political issues. Waiting patiently under a persistent Seattle drizzle, some for over four hours, everyone that I talked with was convinced that Sanders was the best candidate on the slate to address their concerns."