There was a list here recently telling us why we shouldn't vote for Bernie. I take the opposite view, i am voting for him because of that list, not in spite of it.
1-Age, Let's be frank here. Bernie is mentally sharp, listen to some his recent interviews and you will see it. He is sharper than W ever was. But if age really matters to you let's look at some of his contemporaries.
Feinstein is 82
Pelosi is 75
Biden 72
Trump 69
Hillary 67
Liz Warren 66
Jerry Brown 77
None of these people are what i would call spring chickens. Being closer to the end of his life, rather than the beginning, someone like Jimmy Carter is speaking truth to power. Have you heard President Carter on political corruption recently? Such an unvarnished and raw truth, can only be spoken by someone with integrity that has nothing left to gain, and very little reason to lie.
Bernie Sanders will fight for what's right, not because he will gain financially from it, but because he feels he wants to make a positive change before he sheds his mortal coil. Running for president isn't easy, he had it easy as a sitting senator. He has a mission, and his age means he really wants this! And i believe he wants it for the right reasons.
2- The independent Socialist label means he is unhappy with the democratic party. Most democrats are unhappy with the democratic brand, they have been for a long time. Bernie may be just the shot in the arm the party needs to find its footing and its purpose for the common citizen.
3- Ethnicity, religion, culture, gender or skin pigment aren't even worth talking about when it comes to the presidency, and i won't even justify this with a rebuttal. We elected one African American president and we will elect another African American president in the future. Ditto for women, even if Hillary doesn't win, its only a matter of time before we elect the first female president.
Whoever wrote that list is not very smart. or they must think Bernie supporters are very dumb.