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#BirdieSanders Inspires New Election Memes

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At a campaign event for Bernie Sanders on Friday in Portland, Oregon, something happened that seemed like it would be more in place in a Disney movie than an election event. A bird landed right on Sanders’ podium, leading to raucous cheers from the crowd.

The clip is endearing–Sanders takes his feathered friend’s visit in stride, claiming that the little bird (which the Audubon Society noted was a female House Finch) landing on the podium is really a dove symbolizing world peace. And because pretty much everything that happens in this campaign ends up going viral, the hashtag #BirdieSanders started trending:

 

It’s a little ironic that the rally was in Portland, given that the hit sketch show “Portlandia,” which takes a satirical look at the city, once aired a sketch about how you can make an item popular by “putting a bird on it.”

The fact that #BirdieSanders went viral so quickly, again shows the dominance the Vermont Senator has when it comes to millennials. As the Observer put it:

Mr. Sanders dominates his competition on Facebook, and news in favor of him trends more often than any other presidential candidate. A recent Washington Post analysis found Mr. Sanders received over 300,000 more votes from people under the age of 30 than Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton combined.

Sanders also had a good weekend politically speaking, winning some notable victories in Washington, Hawaii, and Alaska–maybe that bird did bring him some extra good luck after all.

Anneliese Mahoney
Anneliese Mahoney
Anneliese Mahoney is Managing Editor at Law Street and a Connecticut transplant to Washington D.C. She has a Bachelor’s degree in International Affairs from the George Washington University, and a passion for law, politics, and social issues. Contact Anneliese at amahoney@LawStreetMedia.com.
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