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181. It shows there is a constituency for what he is saying.

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Jun 2015

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what does it say that thousands showed up in Minneapolis to see Bernie? [View all] cali May 2015 OP

I think it is significant. jwirr May 2015 #1

I don't know about a Majority of democrats but I believe it represents a majority of Americans. Vincardog May 2015 #2

I believe Americans in general are more liberal than they might think they are. arcane1 May 2015 #5

+1 so very much! Enthusiast May 2015 #92

Well-expressed nikto Jun 2015 #137

+1 daleanime Jun 2015 #146

Man Cosmocat Jun 2015 #147

Have you ever given the "Joe Conservative" essay to a conservative friend? CrispyQ Jun 2015 #162

+1 Pooka Fey Jun 2015 #141

Overflow crowd... He might have to start doing stadium rallies... Cheese Sandwich May 2015 #3

Whoa BrotherIvan May 2015 #8

What it means to me is the media will have more pressure to cover him. Elmer S. E. Dump May 2015 #25

The media will do what its owners pay it to do. Millions marched against the valerief May 2015 #77

They will cover Bernie. And soon too! Elmer S. E. Dump Jun 2015 #154

Damn! darkangel218 May 2015 #30

Thanks Cheese!!!! blaze May 2015 #46

That's great Cheese Sandwich May 2015 #51

Yard signs are available salimbag Jun 2015 #120

And imagine, there are DU'ers advocating that the nomination be up for sale, rather than up for vote Scootaloo May 2015 #78

Some of them can be pretty obnoxious in their insistence Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #130

Care to name one? brooklynite Jun 2015 #177

History says,Progressive Changes in the U.S., Wellstone ruled May 2015 #79

You forgot McGovern and Gene McCarthy geardaddy Jun 2015 #167

Darn,forgot about Gene and the fellow from South Dakota. Wellstone ruled Jun 2015 #175

Too true. geardaddy Jun 2015 #176

Americans Are More Liberal Than Politicians Think TrumanTown Jun 2015 #184

That is actually pretty impressive. nt Joe the Revelator May 2015 #102

Yeah. Here's a couple short videos of some overflow crowd outside Cheese Sandwich May 2015 #105

It says the hunger is real, and that you can't buy enthusiasm like that. arcane1 May 2015 #4

Yes, you can't buy enthusiasm BrotherIvan May 2015 #9

He is the same man saying the same things hifiguy May 2015 #55

I really wonder if people prefer "optics" in the real world or just here BrotherIvan May 2015 #66

It really is getting tiresome as hell. hifiguy May 2015 #68

I'd like to see Bernie threads in the Bernie Group BrotherIvan May 2015 #74

Women won't fall for it anymore than poc did. beam me up scottie May 2015 #98

The "evolution" has legs BrotherIvan May 2015 #109

Yep. beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #112

Or killing them and calling it "freedom" BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #113

And whose candidate voted repeatedly for that? beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #117

That was years ago! BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #118

She's evolved! beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #121

READY FOR HILLARY turned over FOUR MILLION contact names of people who signed up to support Clinton brooklynite Jun 2015 #178

You mean the Super-PAC that used names from 2008? arcane1 Jun 2015 #179

No, the Super PAC that solicited new names from 2015 on..... brooklynite Jun 2015 #180

"relying in part on an outdated supporter list from 2008" arcane1 Jun 2015 #183

Don't take my word for this... Kalidurga May 2015 #6

It says that the Establishment Party Bosses and Conservatives (DLC/3rd Way) bvar22 May 2015 #7

I suspect there's mounting anxiety in the Clinton camp cali May 2015 #10

If they all start buying brown pants, hifiguy May 2015 #56

True. Hillary does not have even 1 Legit policy "weapon" to use against Bernie nikto Jun 2015 #138

If you want to see just how worried, watch this BrotherIvan May 2015 #12

omg, that fake southern accent cali May 2015 #14

Yup, no white hair in the white house BrotherIvan May 2015 #16

Hate the accent as much as everybody else truebluegreen May 2015 #21

immediately after saying she's been coloring her hair for years. magical thyme May 2015 #38

This was not about Bernie, it was about deflecting the RW comments Gloria May 2015 #47

I'm aware of that. I was simply clarifying for the poster to whom I replied magical thyme May 2015 #48

I was actually commenting on the main comment Gloria May 2015 #49

? She still said "turn". truebluegreen May 2015 #62

she was talking about age magical thyme Jun 2015 #143

They'll probably assign the red baiting to Bill, since he did so well with African KingCharlemagne May 2015 #96

Oh no, haven't you heard, that never happened BrotherIvan May 2015 #97

Don't you need some kind of badge to prove you're qualified to comment about that? beam me up scottie May 2015 #101

I'll have to look in the mirror to do some "research" BrotherIvan May 2015 #110

Still shaking my head over that. beam me up scottie May 2015 #111

They found a new smear with the Freedom Act BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #114

Well they probably thought VoxNews needed the night off. beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #115

He didn't vote with Republicans!!!!! BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #119

I'm waiting for the anti-semitism. beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #122

Oh you know that's coming BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #124

Damn. beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #125

Maybe the members can discuss it after the hosts and see what they think BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #126

Yes, his supporters need a safe place to figure out how to counter them. beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #127

It's really getting out of hand in some threads BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #128

Argh. beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #129

Here is some good news I posted BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #132

I'll have to try to catch those another time. beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #133

It took me a while to get hayburners BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #135

Well they are very large and do throw off a lot of heat. beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #136

I think so too BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #142

I hate that we even have to think about it..... daleanime Jun 2015 #150

And it shouldn't be to hide and bitch about everyone BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #168

Ok, I'm ignorant hootinholler Jun 2015 #149

If you think that was bad, should have heard her back in 2007/2008 in Mississippi & Alabama 2banon May 2015 #26

Yes, pathetic. BeanMusical May 2015 #37

cringe-worthy. magical thyme May 2015 #39

Oy. That is preposterous hifiguy May 2015 #57

Yawn trumad May 2015 #69

It isn't outrage. hifiguy May 2015 #76

It's 2008 all over again BrotherIvan May 2015 #88

bzzzt. more like embarrassment at her pandering ways cali May 2015 #90

That was painful to watch. bvar22 May 2015 #15

I felt the same way. LuvNewcastle May 2015 #24

God damn, that faux accent Joe the Revelator May 2015 #104

Talkin' the talk salimbag Jun 2015 #123

Put together with the Draft Warren effort & Chuy Garcia's run against Emmanuel HereSince1628 May 2015 #18

It's not just the Dems that should be worried, the Republicans need to worry too. A Simple Game May 2015 #59

yes, it surely suggests options to establishment candidates HereSince1628 May 2015 #80

voters are looking for new leadership bigtree May 2015 #11

k&r AtomicKitten May 2015 #13

Pent up demand for honesty from Washington carolinayellowdog May 2015 #17

We are sick of the lies. Even the well promoted, carefully crafted lies. Enthusiast May 2015 #93

It says Woo Hoo! libodem May 2015 #19

Maybe we're the new silent majority. Gregorian May 2015 #20

It indicates they're hungry for the truth which validates their own knowledge of what is wrong Jefferson23 May 2015 #22

"Don't underestimate me". azmom May 2015 #23

Bingo! peacebird May 2015 #27

I could just dance- ruffburr May 2015 #28

Yes. CentralMass May 2015 #65

A Libertarian friend told me "Bernie's policies are too radical" for the electorate. immoderate May 2015 #29

I am surprised because I see Libertarians all over reddit coming out for Bernie BrotherIvan May 2015 #75

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They may, but he won't. immoderate May 2015 #86

That honesty is what WON elections for Wellstone. bvar22 Jun 2015 #174

+1! Enthusiast May 2015 #94

That crowd (based on pics people have posted) Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #31

. . . that the MSM looks idiotic to ignore a popular American leader Jack Rabbit May 2015 #32

Bingo. SmittynMo May 2015 #34

+1 Well said. BeanMusical May 2015 #36

I think the era of the New Democrat is over. raindaddy May 2015 #33

I pray you are right. Enthusiast May 2015 #95

Thanks Cali! Kick and R. BeanMusical May 2015 #35

Joe Scarborough tomorrow: that's just Minnesota... CTyankee May 2015 #40

Then go on a rant about emails. ZX86 May 2015 #99

I think it's a very good sign. MerryBlooms May 2015 #41

When Hillary annunced, I donated. I'm donating to Bernie, too because Gloria May 2015 #42

I wouldn't wager too much on the machine.... daleanime Jun 2015 #158

Minnesota is a state that is very liberal like Vermont yeoman6987 May 2015 #43

Minnesota is not as liberal as Vermont. Fearless May 2015 #50

I thought it was cause Vermont voted for Reagan yeoman6987 May 2015 #63

That was then. This is now. And anyone who thinks that Vermont could conceivably cali May 2015 #70

Then how come Vermont has RoccoR5955 May 2015 #87

it doesn't cali May 2015 #89

That was a really weird side thread. :/ Mind boggling. C Moon May 2015 #107

Okay, my bad. RoccoR5955 Jun 2015 #148

It was. Vermont used to have republicans in the Jim Jeffords vein cali Jun 2015 #157

The state responsible for barfing up Michele Bachmann is as liberal as Vermont? HughBeaumont Jun 2015 #163

Minnesota didn't elect Michele Bachmann, just one Congressional District here. NT Eric J in MN Jun 2015 #164

Oh God. You're right. yeoman6987 Jun 2015 #170

The 6th CD is a strange place. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2015 #182

i think it's a good thing people have interest JI7 May 2015 #44

IMO a lot of it is that the unpartizan population desperately wants an alternative to Hillary. L0oniX May 2015 #45

The media was shocked that Obama's crowds were bigger than Hillary's.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #52

Possibly not so much as we might think frazzled May 2015 #53

I don't think basic facts or perspective is going to move this crowd ConservativeDemocrat May 2015 #81

I am getting a buzz from this like the one RFK got in 1968. hifiguy May 2015 #54

Wow I was a kid when Bobby was running. workinclasszero May 2015 #67

I was 11 or 12 hifiguy May 2015 #72

Yes he was a great man workinclasszero May 2015 #73

Bobbie had quite the rep as a ball-buster from his days working with KingCharlemagne May 2015 #100

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LOL I was just going to post about that. ladyVet May 2015 #64

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Did you see this article in the NYT? It won't let me copy and paste for some reason. octoberlib May 2015 #60

No, I hadn't. thanks. that was really interesting. cali May 2015 #61

Huge K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT May 2015 #83

I say thanks, Cali guillaumeb May 2015 #84

I'd say maybe there's a HOPE for a "Tipping Point" in American Politics for 2016? KoKo May 2015 #85

What does it say? We know Minneapolis is a commie city in a commie state. Enthusiast May 2015 #91

MN and WI are already similar. Eric J in MN Jun 2015 #165

It says that Hillary is NOT inevitable Joe the Revelator May 2015 #103

But if you vote for Bernie, Romney, Palin, Uncle Gunnysack. R. Daneel Olivaw May 2015 #106

People are tired of Bushes and Clintons and even Obamas They are looking for ... spin May 2015 #108

What does it say, cali? Iwillnevergiveup Jun 2015 #116

Howard Dean circa 2004. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2015 #131

It means that people are tired of Wall Street strangling our economy. Sanders is the People's rhett o rick Jun 2015 #171

It says that he can win the Presidency. mahina Jun 2015 #134

In the end... not a damn thing NotHardly Jun 2015 #139

huh? well that was inane cali Jun 2015 #144

It says "Woo-Hoo Bernie!" :-) Pooka Fey Jun 2015 #140

Its only going to get bigger folks 4dsc Jun 2015 #145

What it says is we're sick and tired of the usual suspects and candidates foisted on us ..... marble falls Jun 2015 #151

MSP has a proud leftist history IronLionZion Jun 2015 #152

Hopefully that a large % of the primary electorate are as sick to DEATH of the ... Smarmie Doofus Jun 2015 #153

Here is an article in the Strib about it... bluegopher Jun 2015 #155

It says loyalsister Jun 2015 #156

Ron Paul also drew thousands to his rallys in the 2008 campaign OnlinePoker Jun 2015 #159

It's good news for the Sanders campaign, for sure. MineralMan Jun 2015 #160

It says that his message resonates across party & generational lines. CrispyQ Jun 2015 #161

I think that the Sanders' fadedrose Jun 2015 #166

Almost nothing - this happens every time taught_me_patience Jun 2015 #169

May The Force Be With You Senator Sanders!!!! CountAllVotes Jun 2015 #172

When Bernie Sanders talks about the issues that affects everyone INdemo Jun 2015 #173

It shows there is a constituency for what he is saying. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #181