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2016 Postmortem

TubbersUK

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8. Quite a few, probably most, of my friends, family and aquaintances

Reply to Lorien (Original post)

Tue Mar 8, 2016, 07:38 AM

Mar 2016

Last edited Tue Mar 8, 2016, 08:33 AM - Edit history (1)

are aware of Bernie and the basics of his platform - especially the younger ones.

The US elections do get a fair bit of coverage in the UK media.

Issues like income inequality & pay to play politics catch people's eye because we suffer those too.

And it goes without saying that people are well aware of the influence of US 'soft politics'

ETA: Hillary has huge name recognition of course but seems to be perceived as old guard and part of the problem.

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Why People Around the World are Rooting for Bernie Sanders [View all] Lorien Mar 2016 OP

I read the entire article leftynyc Mar 2016 #1

I'm in the UK. No one knows who he is except American expats and US political junkies auntpurl Mar 2016 #3

That's amusing. ALL of my British and Aussie friends know who Bernie is Lorien Mar 2016 #4

I have not seen that, on the ground here in the UK. auntpurl Mar 2016 #5

Same here... LeftishBrit Mar 2016 #19

Many (probably most) of mine do too - I'm in the UK TubbersUK Mar 2016 #9

Obviously I have had some input, Paka Mar 2016 #10

So where are the newspaper articles leftynyc Mar 2016 #15

All of my friends up here know who he is, but we get a lot of U.S. news, too. nt. polly7 Mar 2016 #16

I sure did when I read the comments... MrMickeysMom Mar 2016 #13

I will be driving about 15 miles to vote today. longship Mar 2016 #2

My polling place is close, but I will be absentee from the GE onward too Lucinda Mar 2016 #6

Thank you! I'll miss that old wooden township hall. longship Mar 2016 #7

Quite a few, probably most, of my friends, family and aquaintances TubbersUK Mar 2016 #8

I belong to a "secret" group of gay men on fb. Bohunk68 Mar 2016 #11

A Canadian for Bernie! floppyboo Mar 2016 #12

Thank you! potone Mar 2016 #17

Today is the last day LittleGirl Mar 2016 #14

K&R nt Live and Learn Mar 2016 #18