Bernie Sanders
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders (pictured) has shown flexibility in his actions but not his principles, Sen. Sherrod Brown says. Above, Sanders delivers opening remarks during a Senate committee hearing, June 17, 2015. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Bernie Sanders, the Independent senator from Vermont and Democratic presidential candidate, has been on something of a streak lately. His crowds are huge: 11,000 people turned out for a rally in Phoenix and last month 10,000 turned out in Madison, Wisconsin. The only other presidential contender to reach that amount was Ted Cruz's campaign launch. But that was held at a college where students were required to show up.

And Sanders is becoming a bona fide Internet sensation. There’s his campaign website, his Facebook page, and of course his Twitter feed.

Sanders also has a YouTube channel.

And he's a fan of Reddit, where he has participated in "Ask Me Anything," interviews and even has his own subreddit.

Sanders Reddit Page
Bernie Sanders for President has its own subreddit. Reddit/Screenshot

That’s not to say it’s all been smooth sailing for Sanders. He angered the Internet over the weekend when he shut down protesters at Netroots Nation. The hashtag #BernieSoBlack began trending after the senator told the audience that he had been fighting for equality for 50 years.

Still, people are posting fan art …

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... and fan songs ...

... so Sanders must be doing something right. Although, if that song doesn’t prove arguments that his base is old, white people, we’re not sure what does.