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TheProgressive

(1,656 posts)
Thu Oct 29, 2015, 08:20 PM Oct 2015

Wore my Bernie hat to a US Forest Service field trip...

Got my Bernie hat and shirt yesterday. So today, I went on a field trip with
Forest personnel and attendees - about 30 people total. I wore my Bernie hat.

I only had a chance to talked to a few people, but 5 people commented on Bernie Sanders. One person
said she went to a Bernie rally and the others all talked positive about Bernie.

Even in rural Northern California, people are excited about Senator Sanders.

Just FYI...

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Wore my Bernie hat to a US Forest Service field trip... (Original Post) TheProgressive Oct 2015 OP
This is how we will win. n/t Admiral Loinpresser Oct 2015 #1
Thanks for... TheProgressive Oct 2015 #7
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2015 #2
Thanks! TheProgressive Oct 2015 #3
You did good, just getting the message out, spreading the news and it all begins Uncle Joe Oct 2015 #4
you did not initiate it Pharaoh Oct 2015 #5
I was going to wear my Bernie T-shirt but... TheProgressive Oct 2015 #10
Now I'm needing to buy a hat for outside Bern diffusion! MasonDreams Oct 2015 #12
I have 3 t shirts Pharaoh Oct 2015 #13
HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Oct 2015 #6
Name recognision AlbertCat Oct 2015 #8
K&R... dae Oct 2015 #9
Like Bernie said a few weeks ago... SoapBox Oct 2015 #11
Madison is a walking billboard! Pharaoh Oct 2015 #14
I Have Been Wearing My Bernie Hat For A Month Yallow Oct 2015 #15
I live in Alabama watoos Oct 2015 #16
Good on you! n/t Admiral Loinpresser Oct 2015 #17
I gotta say that those hats are quality hootinholler Oct 2015 #18
Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Oct 2015 #19
I wear my tee shirt, have a sign in my window, a sticker on my car, and I pass out rhett o rick Oct 2015 #20
Same thing here in rural Northern NY State! Bernie is making waves, everywhere! sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #21
 

TheProgressive

(1,656 posts)
7. Thanks for...
Thu Oct 29, 2015, 10:15 PM
Oct 2015

...being the 1st person to post on my thread....!

I thought it was going to sink fast. Ha!

 

TheProgressive

(1,656 posts)
3. Thanks!
Thu Oct 29, 2015, 09:35 PM
Oct 2015

It was after about an hour into the presentation, during lunch, that the people
started mentioning Sanders. I did not initiate the conversation about Bernie - they
started talking about him.

It's just reassuring that people all over America are talking about Sanders. Positive talk.
Presidential talk...!

Uncle Joe

(65,525 posts)
4. You did good, just getting the message out, spreading the news and it all begins
Thu Oct 29, 2015, 09:46 PM
Oct 2015

just by letting the people around us know where we stand.

 

TheProgressive

(1,656 posts)
10. I was going to wear my Bernie T-shirt but...
Thu Oct 29, 2015, 10:18 PM
Oct 2015

...it was chilly outside and had a sweater on!

 

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)
8. Name recognision
Thu Oct 29, 2015, 10:15 PM
Oct 2015

Many people are/will vote for Clinton because that's a name they recognize. They know nothing about her. That's why we get gooey fanboy stuff like "She's the most qualified candidate ever!". Many also think she's gonna be Bill. Then there's the "It's time for a woman!" thing. (because they're all the same, y'know)

The more people get to know who Sanders is, the better.

 

Pharaoh

(8,209 posts)
14. Madison is a walking billboard!
Thu Oct 29, 2015, 10:42 PM
Oct 2015

Sanders bumper stickers outweigh Hillary bumper stickers 100 to one, if not more...........

 

watoos

(7,142 posts)
16. I live in Alabama
Thu Oct 29, 2015, 11:17 PM
Oct 2015

half way between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh and I have been wearing my Bernie shirt and hat. Most of the compliments I get are from the younger generation, usually something like, love your shirt.

I blog on our local web site and it is a rough crowd to deal with, but I keep pushing Bernie.

hootinholler

(26,451 posts)
18. I gotta say that those hats are quality
Fri Oct 30, 2015, 06:07 AM
Oct 2015

Really a very nice ball cap. My only criticism is that I wish it had more sewing lines in the bill, but it's very comfy and well made. No cheap foam and mesh. I wish they had a wool version for winter.

 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
20. I wear my tee shirt, have a sign in my window, a sticker on my car, and I pass out
Fri Oct 30, 2015, 04:22 PM
Oct 2015

flyers. The movement is just getting started.

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