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cali

(114,904 posts)
Fri Jun 19, 2015, 03:08 PM Jun 2015

Sanders campaign has 7,000 RSVPs- so far- for his Denever rally on Saturday [View all]

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On Saturday, Sanders is scheduled to hold an event in Denver, where campaign officials said they already have received about 7,000 RSVPs. If they all show up, it would be perhaps the largest rally any candidate in either party has staged thus far in the 2016 campaign cycle.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/06/19/bernie-sanders-hits-the-las-vegas-strip-takes-aim-at-billionaire-sheldon-adelson/

Clinton supporters keep pointing out that the enthusiastic crowds that Bernie is attracting don't mean much. They certainly have a point in that crowds don't necessarily translate into votes, but they're way off base in another sense. Bernie's message is resonating and I think it's clear that he's attracting people who are alienated from our political process as well as dems. That's a good thing.

All in all, whatever happens, Bernie is good for the country and good for the Democratic Party. He's forcing a discussion that we need to have about our fragile democracy.

In Vegas this morning, He attracted hundred at 9:00 am and they were on their feet cheering multiple times. He's saying things that people have been thinking about our government. There's a reason Congress is so despised- and really, it goes beyond being unpopular.

Elected Democrats need to listen. They need to listen not only to Bernie, but to the cheers of the crowds listening to him. They're saying something.

Democratic aren't the only ones who need to listen; the MSM does too.





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Who knows, there could very well be blow back from this entire TPP/TPA enterprise Jefferson23 Jun 2015 #1
K&R..... daleanime Jun 2015 #2
7000 rsvps Kalidurga Jun 2015 #3
It definitely does mean that his message is resonating. hifiguy Jun 2015 #4
Bernie Mania is contagous wilsonbooks Jun 2015 #5
Interesting comment re getting out the vote. Divernan Jun 2015 #6
Please start a new thread about this. Thanks. JDPriestly Jun 2015 #11
Power sleeps Fairgo Jun 2015 #21
husband and i are going fizzgig Jun 2015 #7
oooh! lucky you!!! magical thyme Jun 2015 #12
will try to be there by 530 fizzgig Jun 2015 #19
He is waking up the untapped voters. SaranchaIsWaiting Jun 2015 #8
Totally agree LondonReign2 Jun 2015 #15
Thanks for letting us know sadoldgirl Jun 2015 #9
woah dang frylock Jun 2015 #10
I can hardly wait for the pictures! SoapBox Jun 2015 #13
HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT Jun 2015 #14
"He's gonna need a bigger venue." rocktivity Jun 2015 #16
Awesome! MissDeeds Jun 2015 #17
Awesome- hope he adds some new policy proposals. bettyellen Jun 2015 #18
Somehow, I think that THIS time these NorthCarolina Jun 2015 #20
Your tag at the end about the MSM is so on point. What better way to return to relevance than Ed Suspicious Jun 2015 #22
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