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Welcome to the dig, a podcast from Jacobin Magazine. My name is Daniel Denver and I'm broadcasting

from Providence, Rhode Island. There is no single or full explanation for the Bernie inauguration

meme's success, but I'll take a shot. For many across the country, well beyond the left.

The photograph of the Beemittened Socialist grandfather, Kermudgeon, resonated so powerfully

not only because the pose was funny and endearing, but because of course it was a photo of Bernie

striking that pose. People like Bernie. Even conservatives I ran into canvassing and New Hampshire

respected his integrity. Some people might have unconscious regret that they could not bring

themselves to support him in the promise of his campaign. For others, perhaps he can now be safely

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