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by retreatguru 3506 days ago
The thrust of the essay is that people don't vote by issues but by charisma - and Sanders has more charisma than Hillary. And he is also an anti-establishment candidate.
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Her narrative is its all about me... rules/laws don't apply to me and I will do anything to get where I want including let a man walk all over me to try and get to the top.

It's 2016 and do women not need a better role model then that old way of thinking? Especially if they are proud and tough and do not take any crap from a guy.

p.s. I'm a dude and I voted for Jill stein!

I'm not sure Sanders has more charisma than Hillary.
Maybe, maybe not, but it was so fun to watch and listen to Sanders - what a character. Hillary often feels scripted, forced and on message.
Is it fun? I think if you buy his story it might be fun. I feel pretty strong on my economics, and listening to Sanders talking was just disappointing.

When the hit-piece anecdote came up that Sanders was asked for leave a commune for lollygagging instead of working, it rang SO true for me. I know that it's overall a small irrelevant week in a whole life, but it really painted what kind of guy he is. http://freebeacon.com/politics/bernie-sanders-asked-leave-hi...

I think he absolutely does. But, more than Trump? That is harder to judge.