Gloria Steinem: Young women back Sanders so they can meet ‘boys’

The Democratic generational divide grew even more palpable last week when feminist Gloria Steinem accused young women of only voting for Bernie Sanders because they crave attention from young men, who also tend to lean towards Senator Sanders.

In an attempt to explain Mrs. Clinton’s struggles with female voters in New Hampshire, Ms. Albright said during an NBC interview on Saturday that women could be judgmental toward one another and that they occasionally forgot how hard someone like Mrs. Clinton had to work to get where she is. In the wake of yet another Democratic debate, Real Time host Bill Maher made a compelling argument that Sanders might actually manage to get elected because 2016 is “the year there are no rules”.

In the Iowa caucuses last week, women age 29 and younger voted for Sanders by a margin of roughly 6 to 1, according to exit polls. Bernie Sanders to appeal to men, reports the Hill.

“They’re going to get more activist as they get older”, Steinem said.

She added: “And when you’re young, you’re thinking, you know, ‘Where are the boys?’ The boys are with Bernie”, she said.

But Ms. Steinem laughed it off, replying, “How well do you know me?”

“No I wouldn’t, no I wouldn’t … because the boys are … We should be allowed to support who we want without attacking each other”.

After her comments were met with backlash, Steinem issued a statement via Facebook on Sunday. “Whether they gravitate to Bernie or Hillary, young women are activist and feminist in greater numbers than ever before”.