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Berniecrat
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English
Etymology
From en Bernie crat.
Pronunciation
en /ˈbɝnikɹæt/ US
Noun
en US politics A Democratic supporter of Bernie Sanders or his policies.
en 14 April 2016 Anne Gearan; John Wagner; Julie Zauzmer Candidate's gamble: Leave N.Y. to meet pontiff The Washington Post https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=ffbccd55-dcaf-3af8-89f9-5c1ca7d5f0fc EBSCO Paul Song, the executive chairman of the progressive Courage Campaign, told the crowd that his family was split between support for Clinton and Sanders. He called on "corporate Democratic whores" to be defeated and replaced by "Berniecrats."
en 2022 Joanne Jacobs School Board Shakeup in San Francisco Education Next 1539-9664 22 3 42 https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=d3378667-8d6d-3445-b5c9-18bb38045db4 EBSCOhost The “no on recall” side raised a small fraction of that, mostly from unions, and got some volunteers from the “Berniecrats,” but only Moliga really tried to fight the recall.
en 9 June 2026 Nathan Robinson Could Abdul El-Sayed Upend Democratic Politics for Good? TheNation.com https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=895e3901-b740-3e34-b1e5-7e8206d70769 EBSCO [Abdul] El-Sayed is not a DSA member, but he is a proud Berniecrat, and the conventional wisdom is that this makes him less electable in a "purple" state that voted for Obama, Trump, Biden, and then Trump again.
See also
en Berner
en Bernie bro
en Sanderista
en feel the Bern
Anagrams
en abceeinrrt baricenter
en eponyms
en Bernie Sanders