Bernie Sanders Reddit Following Helps Campaign For 2016 Election

Among the candidates, Sanders of Vermont holds one of the most substantial grassroots followings on Reddit, which is a user-driven site composed of various forums. More than 80 subreddits, or threads, are devoted to his campaign, reported Policy Mic.

One of the largest -- SandersForPresident -- has amassed more than 98,000 subscribers that share and engage in the latest information about his candidacy. Vermont native Aidan King, 23, started the subreddit two years ago and actively moderates the community.

"We work closely with those in leadership roles on the subreddit to make sure that the large audience on Reddit knows exactly how to get involved in the campaign and spread the senator's message," Kenneth Pennington, digital director for Sanders' campaign, told Mic.

Posts include volunteer opportunities, campaign event announcements, discussion threads and news articles about the senator in the different subreddits. Some of the more popular posts among the pro-Sanders crowd recently have included political cartoons and an image of a chalk mural dedicated to his campaign created by supporters at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.

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