One thing that frustrates me about Bernie is that there's a lot of mythos being formed around him (like the whole thing with black millennial supporters). Particularly, a friend of mine who is very much a Bernie Buster said that he has been a strong supporter of gay marriage rights, and yet
"In 2006, he took a stand against same-sex marriage in Vermont, stating that he instead endorsed civil unions. Sanders told the Associated Press that he was “comfortable” with civil unions, not full marriage equality. (To justify his stance, Sanders complained that a battle for same-sex marriage would be too “divisive.”
At the time, he also opposed a federal anti-gay-marriage amendment—but so did his Republican opponent for the Senate seat, Richard Tarrant, who also supported civil unions. With a wide lead in the polls and little at stake, Sanders declined to differentiate himself from his opponent by taking the lead on gay rights."
It's just so frustrating to see people waving Bernie's banner while talking about Hillary's past wrt same-sex marriage.