At the chaotic Nevada Democratic Convention, Sen. Barbara Boxer, an enthusiastic Hillary Clinton supporter, was jeered loudly by Bernie Sanders supporters when she called for the Berners to either unite behind Clinton or boo themselves out of the race.
The Hill reports that, in an interview Thursday on SiriusXM, Boxer tried to explain why Sanders, 74, holds such an appeal over young voters. Boxer recalled a psychologist theorizing that Sanders reminded millennials of their grandfathers.
Clinton-backing senator: Young voters like Sanders because he reminds them of their grandpa https://t.co/2gHv77J1Cs pic.twitter.com/Klok38yU2T
— The Hill (@thehill) May 27, 2016
is that dirty grandpa or bad grandpa?
— AmerConservative (@ConservativAmer) May 27, 2016
hahahaha… Wow. She's clearly tuned in. Doesn't everyone have a Democratic Socialist Vermonter grandpa in their family?
— Turn off cable news. Fight for Rent Control. (@usa3000rustic) May 27, 2016
“There was a psychologist I heard who said that the young people look at Bernie as their grandpa,” Boxer reportedly told Julie Mason. “You know, ‘Oh it’s my grandpa and he’s gonna do great things for me.’ And so he connected with a whole group of voters who don’t ordinarily vote.”
Precisely, and Gramps Loves to give FREE shit to His grand kids, Just Like Gramps Sanders.
— Churchhill Browne (@ChurchHillBrown) May 27, 2016
Wouldn't then they like Hillary because she reminds them of grammaw?
— Vida Galore? (@GaloreVida) May 27, 2016
There’s no question that Sanders has promised young people just about everything they could want, from free college tuition to free health care. It’s curious, though, that no one seems to have heard of Clinton, herself a 68-year-old grandmother, reminding millennials of their grandma.
https://twitter.com/KrisinAL/status/736023538830835712
Shouldn't we like grandma Hilliary equally as much? Because she is my nanas age.
— Rachel Hernandez (@snakemom86) May 27, 2016
and she? The scary grandma
— justsaying (@opinionstudent) May 27, 2016
https://twitter.com/HoaxPost/status/736050433186095104
If Hillary didn't dye her hair, she'd remind them of someone else's treacherous grandma.
— ONLY BERNIE WILL DO (@ojoscriollos) May 27, 2016
barbara is like that aunt that shows up to thanksgiving dinner without an invite.
— Valerie (@ValerieV7261) May 27, 2016
https://twitter.com/brendab65/status/736049263315017729
https://twitter.com/tinyw10e/status/736025183899656194
And Hillary is the mean grandmother you never go to visit. Scratch a liberal, find a bigot.
— Earl North (@Ettublutto) May 27, 2016
She's mom saying to do your homework. He's grandpa you visit at Shady Pines who always has the best hard candy in his pocket. @thehill
— ???? Only4RM ???? (@Only4RM) May 27, 2016
Give me a break, Hillary is only 5 years younger than Bernie. We just don't like her because she is an evil and corrupt scumbag.
— STFUD (@EndTheHumanWar) May 27, 2016
https://twitter.com/bixlily/status/736042807320825856
Amazingly, the list is still online at Clinton’s campaign website.
bruh, Clinton was literally tweeting to Latinos about how she's like our grandma just a few months ago ?
— Saúl (@Sawoolll) May 27, 2016
https://twitter.com/smac20000/status/736029581971443713
https://twitter.com/Donald__Dump/status/736039347439448065
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