My elderly parents are Bernie backers.

[Bluzmann57]

My dad is 85 and my mom is 82 and they fully support Bernie Sander's run for PotUS. As do I. So he has at least three people in our family backing him. My parents certainly can't do a lot of work on his behalf, nor should they be expected to, but I can and will.
My mom told me that they will give $ to his campaign though.
See, they have always believed in social justice and are the type of religious people who not only talk the talk, they walk the walk as well. And my dad said, as a Christian and a former Union man, he has to back Bernie because Bernie seems to be the ONLY candidate who truly cares about working people and espouses the principals of his (my dad's) religious beliefs, you know, help those who are less fortunate and so on. And my dad once stood up and turned his back on the Scott County Repukes when they passed by his house in a parade. But that's another story for another day.

[mmonk]

1. They are old enough to know what the New Deal did for them.

Once generations are removed and memories lost, people no longer have those experiences to draw from.

[SamKnause]

2. K&R

Smart caring family.

[HappyMe]

3. That's good.

I got a chuckle out of your dad turning his back on the republicans.

[Puzzledtraveller]

4. Iv'e been spreading the news about Bernie

to friends and family and even a few right leaning family members found things to like about him.

[BrotherIvan]

5. That's important

I've been told that a lot of Democrats would never vote for Bernie because he is not a registered Democrat. I think those party uber alles types are few and far between. I do think that some people remember a time when being a Democrat meant working for the people, not corporations. When being a Democrat meant caring about education, not trying to privatize it. When government was there to provide a safety net for those in need, not bail out criminal banks and sign disastrous trade agreements or mess with Social Security. I think he IS spreading the message of Democrats, but that it took a person who was not part of the the party machine to stand up for its platform.