Bernista

English

Etymology

Bernie +‎ -ista

Noun

Bernista (plural Bernistas)

  1. (US politics, colloquial) A supporter of Bernie Sanders or his political philosophy.
    • 2016 August 29, “Winners & Losers”, in City & State New York, page 42:
      Sure, he's fond of cheesy dad-jokes, but the mayor is winning major cool-dad cred with his Bernista kids this week, getting a sit-down dinner with Bernie Sanders in Burlington.
    • 2017, Scott Conroy, Vote First Or Die: The New Hampshire Primary: America's Discerning, Magnificent, and Absurd Road to the White House, unnumbered page:
      "It's almost like the Bernie Sanders guys are scared! The Bernistas are out in force!"
    • 2018, Frank Perez, "Commentary: Bernie Sanders, Anthony Kennedy and the Supreme Court", Ambush Magazine, 17 July 2018 - 30 July 2018, page 36:
      Once Trump and Clinton won the nomination of their respective parties, the Bernistas should have held their noses and votes for Clinton.

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