Bernie Sanders Campaign Hashtag Backfires

A social media hashtag campaign created by the Bernie Sanders team to gain social media traction is majorly backfiring after being swarmed by Democrats who still blame him for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 loss.

The hashtag #MyBernieStory was meant to be a way in which Bernie supporters could share their personal reasons for backing the Democratic Socialist candidate, but has quickly turned into a forum for his critics to vent their frustrations.

The majority of these critiques center around Bernie’s role in Hillary Clinton’s loss:

I remember when Hillary Clinton was on the heels of being the FIRST woman President of the United States, after 227 years of only electing men- 44 in a row. And women weren’t even allowed to be excited bc the angry white men on the left harassed us into silence. #MyBernieStory

— VoteForWomen ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 (@AnnAnnChe) August 12, 2019

“I remember when Hillary Clinton was on the heels of being the FIRST woman President of the United States, after 227 years of only electing men- 44 in a row. And women weren’t even allowed to be excited bc the angry white men on the left harassed us into silence. #MyBernieStory”

#MyBernieStory

Bernie Sanders did nothing in 2016 to reign in his sexist supporters.

I was called ‘whore’ on multiple occasions and a supporter said I should be raped for supporting Hillary.

To think this couldn’t happen let me remind you of the “Bern the Witch” rally

— Kamala2020 #KHive (@thatgirlfrmOhio) August 12, 2019

“#MyBernieStory

Bernie Sanders did nothing in 2016 to reign in his sexist supporters.

I was called ‘whore’ on multiple occasions and a supporter said I should be raped for supporting Hillary.

To think this couldn’t happen let me remind you of the “Bern the Witch” rally”

The hashtag has also been used by conservative critics of his socialist policies:

I support ⁦@BernieSanders⁩ for president because communism has never really failed, you know? It’s just never really been tried, I mean, if you really think about it. #myberniestory pic.twitter.com/XkvjZyHqO3

— Jeremy Boreing (@JeremyDBoreing) August 12, 2019

There are, of course, also many tweets from his supporters:

When the day comes for me to have kids, I want to look them in the eyes and tell them they have a safe, habitable planet to live on. I want that for all parents. Please watch #MyBernieStory and take the survey. 🌎❤️ https://t.co/o8DGdtV138

— Emily Isaac (@emily_isaac_) August 12, 2019

#MyBernieStory I am a mother of two young children. I have over $100k in student loan debt. I can’t afford to work due to the cost of childcare and because my student loan payments will go up. My husband slaves in a factory for 12 hours/day and none of us have health insurance.

— Miss Moonshine (@celticvamp) August 13, 2019

Three loans I took out before I turned 20, with 7.9% fixed interest rates means that my interest accrues faster than I can pay it off, despite paying more towards my loans each month than my rent and utilities

No exaggeration that Bernie would give me a future#MyBernieStory pic.twitter.com/9bXZvwVKAg

— plop (@fuckfacethomas) August 13, 2019

The hashtag is part of a renewed social media push from the trailing Sanders campaign.