Marketplace®
Every story is an economic story

How wearing a Bernie Sanders onesie affected this man’s business

Differing political opinions can drive away customers.

How wearing a Bernie Sanders onesie affected this man’s business
Ralph Freso/Getty Images

Many companies are reporting higher tension in the workplace due to this year’s presidential election. One employee who isn’t a stranger to contentious political conversations: Chris Porter, a nurse practitioner in Seattle. 

He said that his political leanings have become an issue in the examining room. Porter is involved in Washington state’s Democratic Party and has a role as an executive board member in his area’s legislative district. 

According to Porter, some patients drifted away from his practice after a picture of him in a Bernie Sanders onesie appeared in a series of publications. 

Click the above audio player to hear Porter on the election’s effect on his practice. 

Related Topics

Latest Episodes

View All Shows
  • Marketplace Morning Report
    6 hours ago
    7:09
  • Million Bazillion
    11 hours ago
    30:57
  • Marketplace Tech
    11 hours ago
    12:45
  • Marketplace
    a day ago
    25:17
  • This Is Uncomfortable
    5 days ago
    28:44
  • Make Me Smart
    4 months ago
    24:33