A deadbeat bum who never held a full time job before getting into politics. He said in his own book he spent his 20s couch surfing w friends until they got tired of supporting him and gave him the boot. Been in congress for decades and is known for renaming two post offices.
Is it any wonder deadbeat losers identify with him?
By 2012, the typical Bernie supporter has already been established:
Greasy, food-stained anime waifu shirt.
VERY greasy, unkempt hair and hygiene.
Social awkwardness.
Rabid feminist 'ally' hoping to get laid.
My Little Pony plushie collection.
Lives in a filthy neckbeard nest.
*Many sport neckbeards.
*Some wear trenchcoats, regardless of season or weather.
* Some, like screenname "Jupiter", are Internet lolcows for their cringe content.
*Some are also furries/degenerates.
Useless liberal arts degrees.
NO hard skills or mechanical inclination.
ETA: Bernie's upbringing is a lot like his idol Karl Marx's. The latter was also a deadbeat moocher who refused to work to support his family and even assaulted his parents when they tried to persuade him to go out and find meaningful work. Marx's own father penned a very bitter treatise lamenting on the horrid state his son had devolved into. In retrospect, Karl Marx was the modern world's first incel/neckbeard/rage spewer. In today's world and on a contemporary Internet board, he would have been just another empty ranter whose essays would be mocked by various Youtube and Rumble podcasters.