Bernie Sanders Slogan Analysis

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There were many interesting presidential candidates during 2016; however, Bernie Sanders was most popular amongst young folks, so it’s interesting to see how much money he raised, who his primary donor was, and the influence these donors had on Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. According to the website OpenSecrets.org, it shows Sanders’ fundraising totals and which of his slogans generated the most money as well as how much was spent. In this case, his campaign “Bernie 2016” raised $22.8M and spent $222.7M (OpenSecrets.Org). I find this information to be both shocking and interesting because I would have guessed that his slogan “Feel the Bern” would have raised more profit due to the many young people who posted the slogan on social media. Moreover,

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