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Bernie Sanders returns home to reset 2020 presidential bid

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Three months after formally announcing a 2020 presidential bid in his birthplace of Brooklyn, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders returned to his home state of Vermont on Saturday for a capital city rally planned as a morale-refueling pit stop as he aims to regain the lead in his Democratic primary race.

“In this pivotal and unprecedented moment in American history, I am here today to ask for your support,” he told a surprisingly underwhelming crowd of a few thousand supporters at a Statehouse event that campaign and city officials had anticipated would draw a larger audience of 3,000 to 5,000 people.

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Many Montpelier residents weren’t sure what Saturday’s program would serve up, what with a forecast for rain, flashing signs along Interstate 89 warning “Event at Statehouse/Expect Delays” and talk that locals were grocery shopping early as if the capital city was about to be hit by a storm.

Although several city officials and the press estimated the crowd at more than 1,000 supporters rather than the 3,000 to 5,000 anticipated, the Sanders campaign reported “our crowd count today was closer to 3,000.”

Whatever the number, attendees had enough room to unfold picnic blankets on the sun-splashed lawn as Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile performed as the opening act.

https://vtdigger.org/2019/05/25/bernie-sanders-returns-home-reset-2020-presidential-bid/

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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Bernie Sanders returns home to reset 2020 presidential bid (Original post)	lapucelle	May 2019	OP
I watched the speech. It was astonishingly limp.	nolabear	May 2019	#1
That's been my take this entire campaign	Docreed2003	May 2019	#3
Yogi Berra said it best:	George II	May 2019	#6
...	Me.	May 2019	#7
Lol...+1	Docreed2003	May 2019	#8
I've read it wasn't much better in	Cha	May 2019	#25
That was very interesting. Birmingham, AL is about 64.5% black.	MineralMan	May 2019	#38
I read 73.4% in wikipedia.	FreeBe	May 2019	#41
I might have looked at the 2000 data.	MineralMan	May 2019	#43
Right.	FreeBe	May 2019	#45
Bernie got to meet Dr. King's statue. nt	Blue_true	May 2019	#61
Not going to happen BS	we can do it	May 2019	#2
Only a thousand people showed up in his home state?	George II	May 2019	#4
I think he started tanking	customerserviceguy	May 2019	#18
Hmmm. I remember so many thought it was a fine idea.	Kahuna7	May 2019	#21
A number on DU thought it was a fine idea	peggysue2	May 2019	#27
....	Kahuna7	May 2019	#33
Only his fans thought it was a good idea.	comradebillyboy	May 2019	#37
I think the same thing, what a cock-up	Celerity	May 2019	#58
Small crowd in Vermont	bahrbearian	May 2019	#23
The population of Vermont is almost 93% White, non-Hispanic	susanr516	May 2019	#57
Link?	Agschmid	May 2019	#5
Not much of a "revolution" if	riverine	May 2019	#9
Regain the lead?	DavidDvorkin	May 2019	#10
Before Biden was in the race (n/t)	thesquanderer	May 2019	#13
According to what poll?	DavidDvorkin	May 2019	#19
Any poll of declared candidates. ;-) (n/t)	thesquanderer	May 2019	#32
He didn't have it then either...	Kahuna7	May 2019	#22
I think since Biden hadn't entered yet, they are not counting Biden.	FreeBe	May 2019	#42
One time. Like I said....	Kahuna7	May 2019	#49
O.k.	FreeBe	May 2019	#50
I see he's changed his campaign color scheme to GREEN. I wonder what that means.	NurseJackie	May 2019	#11
Maybe he's planning a future run for Governor of the Green Mountain State?	George II	May 2019	#12
What else could green mean? Maybe Briebrie should clarify.	lapucelle	May 2019	#14
Perhaps Jill Stein will tap him as her running mate this time around?	George II	May 2019	#15
An excellent idea. I'm always in favor of setting challenging, yet REALISTIC realistic goals.	NurseJackie	May 2019	#17
Perhaps this time around it will be better for him.	ehrnst	May 2019	#35
Green new deal?	Politicub	May 2019	#20
Separate himself from	Cha	May 2019	#24
He's separate all right. Not even a member of the party. Only votes with Dems 80% of the time...	NurseJackie	May 2019	#26
I am even an establishment Democrat. Having established myself voting Democratic a lifetime.	FreeBe	May 2019	#44
If I had replied to this post NJ,	calguy	May 2019	#53
Blue is establishment.	betsuni	May 2019	#30
Ha! Love it!	NurseJackie	May 2019	#31
Between the green and the I, I think he has made it pretty clear to us Democrats.	FreeBe	May 2019	#34
Has the party been taken? Has the party been betrayed? Is he sending a message?	NurseJackie	May 2019	#36
Regardless of if trying to get the Stein votes, pisses me off once again setting himself separate	FreeBe	May 2019	#46
That's intriguing.	MrsCoffee	May 2019	#39
Good to know that I'm not the ONLY one who feels this way.	NurseJackie	May 2019	#40
The color was intentional.	FreeBe	May 2019	#47
My guess is to associate subliminally with AOC and the GND. nt	Kahuna7	May 2019	#52
Sounds like a fun event, much better than the chit show my weekend turned out to be. nt	yaesu	May 2019	#16
It sounds like the turnout was disappointing	Gothmog	May 2019	#28
Apparently people heard it might rain, and there was a run on the supermarkets.	lapucelle	May 2019	#29
A reset is often the beginning of the end. nt	Honeycombe8	May 2019	#48
Usually the sign of that is when campaign staff leave...	brooklynite	May 2019	#59
What sane candidate would touch anyone on Bernie's campaign staff?	comradebillyboy	May 2019	#60
The thrill is gone	BannonsLiver	May 2019	#51
...	lapucelle	May 2019	#56
.....	tishaLA	May 2019	#54
....	lapucelle	May 2019	#55

Response to lapucelle (Original post)

Sun May 26, 2019, 11:52 AM

nolabear (37,961 posts)

1. I watched the speech. It was astonishingly limp.

I don’t say that to bash, I was curious since there was such a fan fest last time. This was just uninspired. Bernie was just Bernie but the crowd, the intros (Shaun King tried) was just wooden. And white and fairly but not astoundingly young. Maybe just Vermont.

The whole thing seems gassed out.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Bernie Sanders returns home to reset 2020 presidential bid

1. I watched the speech. It was astonishingly limp.

3. That's been my take this entire campaign

6. Yogi Berra said it best:

7. ...

8. Lol...+1

25. I've read it wasn't much better in

38. That was very interesting. Birmingham, AL is about 64.5% black.

41. I read 73.4% in wikipedia.

43. I might have looked at the 2000 data.

45. Right.

61. Bernie got to meet Dr. King's statue. nt

2. Not going to happen BS

4. Only a thousand people showed up in his home state?

18. I think he started tanking

21. Hmmm. I remember so many thought it was a fine idea.

27. A number on DU thought it was a fine idea

33. ....

37. Only his fans thought it was a good idea.

58. I think the same thing, what a cock-up

23. Small crowd in Vermont

57. The population of Vermont is almost 93% White, non-Hispanic

5. Link?

9. Not much of a "revolution" if

10. Regain the lead?

13. Before Biden was in the race (n/t)

19. According to what poll?

32. Any poll of declared candidates. ;-) (n/t)

22. He didn't have it then either...

42. I think since Biden hadn't entered yet, they are not counting Biden.

49. One time. Like I said....

50. O.k.

11. I see he's changed his campaign color scheme to GREEN. I wonder what that means.

12. Maybe he's planning a future run for Governor of the Green Mountain State?

14. What else could green mean? Maybe Briebrie should clarify.

15. Perhaps Jill Stein will tap him as her running mate this time around?

17. An excellent idea. I'm always in favor of setting challenging, yet REALISTIC realistic goals.

35. Perhaps this time around it will be better for him.

20. Green new deal?

24. Separate himself from

26. He's separate all right. Not even a member of the party. Only votes with Dems 80% of the time...

44. I am even an establishment Democrat. Having established myself voting Democratic a lifetime.

53. If I had replied to this post NJ,

30. Blue is establishment.

31. Ha! Love it!

34. Between the green and the I, I think he has made it pretty clear to us Democrats.

36. Has the party been taken? Has the party been betrayed? Is he sending a message?

46. Regardless of if trying to get the Stein votes, pisses me off once again setting himself separate

39. That's intriguing.

40. Good to know that I'm not the ONLY one who feels this way.

47. The color was intentional.

52. My guess is to associate subliminally with AOC and the GND. nt

16. Sounds like a fun event, much better than the chit show my weekend turned out to be. nt

28. It sounds like the turnout was disappointing

29. Apparently people heard it might rain, and there was a run on the supermarkets.

48. A reset is often the beginning of the end. nt

59. Usually the sign of that is when campaign staff leave...

60. What sane candidate would touch anyone on Bernie's campaign staff?

51. The thrill is gone

56. ...

54. .....

55. ....