The Bernie Bro Narrative Erases Women Like Me

Sanders’ base is more diverse than the angry online mob of white men people love to complain about

Lauren Elizabeth
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6 min readFeb 21, 2020

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OfOf all the enduring and bad-faith narratives to spill over from the 2016 presidential election, one stands out in its inability to evolve or die down: the story of the Bernie Bros. For the past five years, the bros have been…

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Lauren Elizabeth
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Lauren is a writer & leftist with analysis on topics related to politics & policy. She can be reached at LaurenMartinchek@gmail.com or Twitter @xlauren_mx