I've been a Sanders supporter from the beginning. I'm not a Sanders "acolyte". You're imbuing the word with far more import than it deserves and downplaying the fervency that "supporter" implies. Now, if I said one was an apostle, that, I think, would be closer to your implication.

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich