Bernie Sanders has new “hope” thanks to an endorsement from Shepard Fairey, the artist behind the iconic image of President Obama.
“I want to push principles, not personalities. I’m tired of portraits,” Fairey said in a video released Wednesday evening. “I want to make images about people of substance, about the issues they care about.”
The famous artist is selling shirts on Sanders’ website for $30 with a stylish design and the phrases “A political revolution,” “A future to believe in,” and “Feel the Bern.”
Sanders’ face is notably absent from the shirts — in contrast with the famous “Hope” image of Obama that was inescapable during his 2008 campaign.
Fairey said last year that Obama hadn’t lived up to the ideals that inspired the “Hope” poster.
“Obama has had a really tough time, but there have been a lot of things that he’s compromised on that I never would have expected,” he told Esquire.
“I mean drones and domestic spying are the last things I would have thought (he’d support).”
Much like Obama during his first presidential campaign, Sanders has enjoyed strong support among young voters, some of whom like Fairey’s street art-inspired “Obey” designs and other work.
In Iowa, for example, Sanders beat Hillary Clinton, 84% to 14%, among voters between the ages of 18 and 29.
In New Hampshire, which Sanders won handily, 83% of voters between the ages of 18 and 29 supported him, according to an exit poll.
