Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Jeb Bush. These are some of the 2016 presidential election’s biggest names. And now, yet another name is joining their ranks — Bernie Sanders.
Sanders is rapidly gaining momentum in the public sphere, particularly among bright-eyed college students to whom his liberal policies greatly appeal.
Admittedly cringe-worthy hashtags like #FeelTheBern have been circulating rapidly on many social media platforms as the hype for Sanders continues to grow.
All of this is well and good, but excitement and idealism are just not enough to ensure Sanders’ success.
To make things clear, I am also a Sanders fan, and I very much hesitate to pass off the genuine hype for Bernie and his potential policies as mere social justice “slacktivism.