As a young American woman, I am in full support of Bernie Sanders – but I disagree with Jill Abramson’s reasoning as to why (Hillary Clinton’s trouble with young women, 25 January). This is the first election in which I will be able to vote. I live in Minneapolis, a city full of young people who are politically active and aware – recently visible in response to the shooting of unarmed Jamar Clark by police. I am a feminist. However, Clinton’s campaign does not give much support for intersectional feminism (equal rights for women of colour, LGBT women, disabled women, etc). Sanders did not start his campaign on the platform of feminism and racial equality, but he has responded to the countless voices calling out for it. Clinton’s campaign managers, and Guardian journalists, may believe that fun and excitement is what her campaign lacks, but this is discrediting the intelligence of 36% of primary voters. Bernie Sanders is not a particularly exciting orator, it is his words that are causing the frenzy of support. If Clinton would stop wasting time trying to joke her way into the hearts of the millennial generation, maybe she would have time to actually address the issues important to us.

Jo Irvin

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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