2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: If Bernie is courting progressive voters, why Liberty University? [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)And he is Jewish, which they also prefer for end time prophecy. Falwell was very big on Israel.
Sanders may make the argument that sharing the wealth is what early Xtians did. Rand, Cruz and other conservative candidates have been there.
They produce well trained attorneys to argue against choice, etc. Falwell was against homosexuality and abortion. Their alumni are young zealots employed in Constitutional lawsuits.
This is the generation that is not going anywhere, not leaving conservative life. I expect BS's evangelical style will appeal to people in that community.
More links:
http://hotair.com/archives/2015/08/05/liberty-university-invited-bernie-sanders-and-hes-going-good-for-both-of-them/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/08/05/heres-why-bernie-sanders-plans-to-speak-at-liberty-university-next-month/