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LiberalArkie

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5. I would imagine that the anxiety level on the Bernie campaign has to be intense. He moves fast and
Wed May 11, 2016, 03:51 PM
May 2016

is intense. I am surprised that more and more people come into a new state, get thing operational and just have to bail out to keep their sanity. I would imagine it would very difficult to imagine rallies with 20-20,000 people appearing sometimes several times a day in different cities. I could not imagine out the Secret Service agents in charge are handing it without going postal themselves.

Bernies methods will be studied for many years whether he wins of looses.

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"Ceraso advocated......more investment on field and digital organizing" George II May 2016 #1
Agree. ananda May 2016 #17
It is all falling apart. 4now May 2016 #2
Oh the HUMILITY! Plucketeer May 2016 #6
Objectively SheenaR May 2016 #3
Maybe the RI model doesn't scale up... brooklynite May 2016 #4
Considered this SheenaR May 2016 #10
Sounds like they're good with small states RandySF May 2016 #27
I would imagine that the anxiety level on the Bernie campaign has to be intense. He moves fast and LiberalArkie May 2016 #5
A campaign centered on rallies is a tried and true tactic for underdog candidates hack89 May 2016 #7
The Sanders campaign has had issues CoffeeCat May 2016 #8
According to the link... progressoid May 2016 #12
Robert Becker! CoffeeCat May 2016 #21
Well that's great to hear! N/T progressoid May 2016 #26
Wait a sec RandySF May 2016 #28
Doesn't sound like it to me at all CoffeeCat May 2016 #30
California is not Iowa. RandySF May 2016 #31
Obviously, Iowa is not CA--but talent is talent CoffeeCat May 2016 #33
Massive K & R. Thanks for posting. Chaos, thy name is Devine... Surya Gayatri May 2016 #9
It might be for the better. Hard to say until more details come out. jillan May 2016 #11
The Clinton campaign has been better at getting people to vote by mail Eric J in MN May 2016 #13
You're absolutely right! My CA ballot arrived yesterday, along with displacedtexan May 2016 #29
A good friend worked on several states for Sanders and went to Calif only to be let go Gothmog May 2016 #14
Those rally arenas don't pay for themselves... brooklynite May 2016 #15
Yes, we need Wall Street money!! mdbl May 2016 #23
There were many issues in New York Lodestar May 2016 #16
The CA primary texstad79 May 2016 #18
Got specifics? beltanefauve May 2016 #19
Bernie just keeps on winning left-of-center2012 May 2016 #20
By "winnin" you mean "racking up 3 million fewer votes"? brooklynite May 2016 #24
Although MC is leaving, that doesn't mean his advice has gone unheeded. thesquanderer May 2016 #22
Hillary Leads Bernie in Oregon poll triron May 2016 #25
Is BS aware that other states are voting? RandySF May 2016 #32
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