Commentary: The Feeling of Converting Someone Politically and The Culture That is Bernie Sanders. Daniel Follow Feb 3, 2016 · Unlisted

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I used to go to a prep school in the west and I am a huge Sanders supporter. I posted pro-Sanders rants on social media as though I thought I could actually make a difference (I didn’t think I could). I thought that a person is stuck in their opinions from the day they are born, to their departure. But after time and time again of expressing my passion-filled views, I got a comment one of my posts. One of my peers commented “You converted me #Sanders”. Immediately a rush of happiness spiraled down my body. This feeling was one of the smell of rain on a bright Sunday morning. It was the feeling of lying down to rest after running for mile-after-mile. This feeling was indescribable.

Although, in retrospect, I realized a few things. The first was that my peer was making a decision between Clinton and Sanders, which made me understand how polls change. Most people do not have a strong allegiance to their candidate of choice, because most people are not intrigued by politics. The second realization was that if you have enough energy, and show enough facts, and show people why Bernie sanders has the most passion behind him, then you can change anyone’s mind.

Now I understand why Bernie Sanders won Iowa. Hillary may have had a few flips of a coin on her side, but Bernie won the attention and energy of everyone watching. Bernie was the impossible candidate, now he is a front runner. Bernie Sanders has the energetic and the revolutionaries behind him. Bernie Sanders is evolving from a mere candidate to a culture. And it takes a culture to win an election.