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Bernie Leads with LGBT Voters by 34% Nationwide #HotBoysForBernie

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Bernie Sanders is the most popular candidate running for the Democratic nomination in the primaries among registered LGBT voters  according to the Morning Consult.

The voting bloc accounts for 12 percent of the Democratic electorate, polling shows

34 percent of LGBT respondents favored Sanders, followed by Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren at 19 percent, former Vice President Joe Biden at 18 percent, former Mayor Pete Buttigieg at 12 percent, and former Mayor Michael Bloomberg at 7 percent.

Sanders has a long record of support for gay rights. As Burlington mayor in the 1980s, he proclaimed a Gay Pride Day, while during his tenure in the House, he opposed the Defense of Marriage Act and “don’t ask, don’t tell,” a law that barred gay and lesbian military servicemembers from acknowledging their sexual orientation. And in 2009, Sanders endorsed marriage rights for gay couples — three years before then-Vice President Joe Biden did the same. But perhaps more notably, Sanders’ strength with LGBTQ primary voters aligns strongly with their demographics. … Like Sanders’ supporters, the group skews younger and more liberal than the broader primary electorate: LGBTQ voters are roughly twice as likely to identify as “very liberal” (33 percent vs. 16 percent) and to be between the ages of 18 and 29 (35 percent to 18 percent).

In possibly related news, Jezebel reports that #HotBoysForBernie is trending. They report: “Late Friday morning, Eastern Standard Time, the hashtag #HotBoysForBerniestarted to pop up on my Twitter timeline. After seeing #HotGirlsForBerniebecome a top trending topic one week prior, I was curious to see what the men had to offer as they attempted to draw support for their preferred Democratic primary candidate. And what, I wondered, does it truly mean to be a hot boy for Bernie? I posed this question to former Jezebel Man Brendan O’Connor, who participated in the hashtag. He told me, “Everyone who supports Bernie is hot, regardless of their gender. And when Bernie Sanders is president, everyone will be hot, regardless of who they voted for, because that’s what democratic socialism means.”

 

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