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gulliver

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61. Maybe not so much at campaign rallies.

Mon Dec 5, 2016, 12:31 AM

Dec 2016

At campaign rallies it can possibly get too much like the entertainers are telling people how to vote. The goal with folks like Katy Perry and Beyoncé was probably to energize and get the attention of millennials so they would vote. It didn't appear to work. People accept these superstars as top notch entertainment, but following their leadership politically is not what the relationship is about.

Entertainer participation would be different if Democrats were just meeting to discuss issues and get to know each other. Then the entertainers would be there mainly to entertain. They would be there to make the meeting enjoyable. The business would be in the hands of the attendees and speakers who would be there to get to know one another, give and listen to some speeches, and try to participate in making the country work better.

TED Talks meets Chautauqua meets concert meets fair. I think people would be attracted to that sort of get together.

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That's why we need "rallies, Chautauquas, fairs, etc." gulliver Dec 2016 #30

They didn't cover Bernie's rallies and they were large. nt Autumn Dec 2016 #31

This is false, come people... they didn't wall to wall his like DPutin's but they covered them and uponit7771 Dec 2016 #34

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