How Today’s Bernie Sanders New York Rally Compared to Hillary Clinton’s (PHOTOS)

[k8conant]

http://usuncut.com/politics/bernie-biggest-rally-ever-today/

[imagine2015]

1. So Hillary had 500 at her mass meeting and Bernie only had 28,000 at his.

She's really popular and the people trust her.

[Ash_F]

2. Keep in mind at those small events a higher percentage of the crowd will be press/secuirity/staff

[BillZBubb]

3. Everyone knows big rallies are a waste of time. Hillary could have them if she wanted to.

If necessary:

[brooklynite]

4. What share of the 28,000 can actually vote? And what share will?

Hasn't it already been made clear that Bernie's rally crowd size tells you nothing about whether he'll win or lose?

[geek tragedy]

9. Those yuuuuge rallies in TX and FL were great barometers, no? nt

[dchill]

11. Just a guess: more than 500?

I'm sorry. It must really sting.

[Ash_F]

12. Probably most?

Clinton's support is wide(maybe wider) but thin compared to Sanders.

[Warren DeMontague]

14. On the off chance she loses NY

will you finally admit that there's a problem with the way she's been running her campaign?

[brooklynite]

18. Absolutely...

...and if Sanders loses, will you finally admit that voters like her?

[Warren DeMontague]

21. I've assumed from the get-go that she'd probably be the nominee.

I think she's underperforming, frankly, given that she came into this supposedly "inevitable", the party pretty much cleared the decks and greased the skids for her, and her only opponent is a previously mostly unknown "democratic socialist" Senator from Vermont. You have to admit that the hurdles facing the guy coming into this thing were pretty high.

But yes, some people like her. Hell, my mom is voting for her in the primary, and it falls on me to try to keep the rest of us- all Sanders people- from giving her shit about it.

I don't dislike HRC, but guess what: I used to like her a lot more. Her record in the Senate from 2002-2006, in particular, did a whole messload to convince me that we ought to look elsewhere for leadership in our party.

And there was a time in my life when I bought into a lot of East Coast, Beltway, "conventional" political wisdom, the kind of noise which told us John Kerry was the "sensible" choice in 2004, the same noise which said it would be absolute insanity to nominate a one term African American senator with a funny name, in 2008.

I grew up- or got old, impatient, and ornery- and frankly along with a lot of other members of my oft-ignored generation I'm no longer willing to put up with a certain level of tired bullshit a lot of us tolerated for a long time. It's a new century, I have very little patience for people still stuck in the last one.

But--- if she's the nominee, I'll vote for her. Always said I would.

[jillan]

15. Even if it's half, that's 14,000. 14,000 > 500.

[xloadiex]

5. I will never ever believe she is ahead in the polls

or that she won Ia, Il, Ma, or Mo.

The rich and powerful have their stink all over this primary. Nobody is going to deny the queen her coronation.

[geek tragedy]

8. Denial stage nt

[samson212]

16. You forgot AZ! nt

[grossproffit]

22. No worries. You can start a petition to have Bernie declared as a saint.

[RandySF]

6. Do me a favor?

Please post a picture of the NY vote totals on Wednesday.

[geek tragedy]

7. What's your prediction for Tuesday night? nt

[Dragonfli]

10. K&R

[cui bono]

13. Yes, but Hillary twirled!

Whee!!!

.

[Sky Masterson]

17. She inspires so many (Eyesroll)

[pdsimdars]

19. By the dozens !

[Vinca]

20. That looks like town meeting day at the local Grange hall . . . seriously.

It's like a Kasich event. I do not understand how she happens to be ahead in polls.

[uponit7771]

23. you forgot the "... to vote" part, which doesn't happen in big enough numbers after a Sanders rally