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March 03, 2020

American musicians are supporting Bernie Sanders - what does it mean?

Chuck D / Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders has drawn endorsements from a wide range of Gen X and millennial rock musicians - from Vampire Weekend, the Strokes and Portugal. the Man to Jack White, Best Coast and Bon Iver, as well as a number of hip-hop artists, among them Public Enemy, Cardi B., Lizzo, Run the Jewels’ Killer Mike, Anderson .Paak, Lil Yachty, rapper T.I., and pop stars including Miley Cyrus, Zedd and Ariana Grande. It's not only Sanders who musicians like - Cher, singer/actress Rita Wilson and her husband Tom Hanks are stumping for former Vice President Joe Biden, while John Legend, Melissa Etheridge, Rosanne Cash and Aimee Mann are backing Sen. Elizabeth Warren. LA Times discusses what does such support mean in the age of social media.