鈥淚 guess I would fit the stereotype hippie thing,鈥� says Sean Smith, a Bernie Sanders supporter from New Jersey. 鈥淚 advocate for peace and love and all of that.
"But at the same time, my wife and I, we have a small business. She鈥檚 also a freelance court reporter, we have two kids, and we own a home in a very mid(dle)-class-ish town in New Jersey. And I think the thing that people have to understand is that we don鈥檛 want free stuff. What we want is for our tax dollars to work for all of us 鈥� to pay for things that benefit all citizens: Trump supporters, Clinton supporters, Sanders supporters, Gary Johnson supporters, Jill Stein supporters.鈥�
His wife, Patty Smith, adds:
鈥淢ost of the articles I see written keep saying how there鈥檚 white, young supporters here for Bernie marching through the streets. It鈥檚 not young and white. We鈥檙e staying in an apartment with a young Latino couple. I鈥檓 47. There was a woman who was about 72 years old with a cane, trying to walk at least a couple blocks with us in the 100-degree weather.
"I鈥檓 sorry,鈥� Mrs. Smith says as she begins to cry. 鈥淚 start to get emotional because it鈥檚 everybody and they just keep focusing on the Millennials, and it鈥檚 just not true.鈥�
