2016 Postmortem

GoldenSF

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47. Clinton Rally-20 min wait, Bernie Rally - 3.5 hr wait

Tue May 31, 2016, 12:15 AM

May 2016

My folks went to a Hillary rally in San Jose last week. It took them 20 minutes to get in no problem.

It took me 3 1/2 hours waiting in a line that snaked around for blocks in Downtown Oakland to get into Bernie's rally. For a candidate facing daunting odds to win the nomination, he sure brought out a huge crowd - especially when he was competing with the other huge Oakland event of the day, the Warriors playoff game. My fellow supporters around me weren't sure we would make it through security into Frank Ogawa Plaza, but somehow we made it. Seeing him in person was worth the wait under the blistering sun .

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20,000 Sanders supporters in Oakland today "not ready to throw their support behind Clinton" [View all] Miles Archer May 2016 OP

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60,000--yea, right...jeezz asuhornets May 2016 #2

Hillary gets 60,000 all the time! The Velveteen Ocelot May 2016 #3

But that was for the lunch special speech to the small bankers..n/t tokenlib May 2016 #5

That's a lot of bankers. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2016 #6

Oh no, that was the fee...only six showed up to hear her...n/t tokenlib May 2016 #9

LOL! The Velveteen Ocelot May 2016 #10

*Zing!* n/t Hydra May 2016 #18

LOL. And they had their fingers in their ears. nm rhett o rick May 2016 #19

Add anothe zero and you have her speaking fee. CentralMass May 2016 #11

100,000 would be more accurate mhatrw May 2016 #92

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there are 40 million people in CA.. asuhornets May 2016 #17

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K & R findrskeep May 2016 #69

George Clooney's small rally served her very, very well. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2016 #28

He didn't handle the backlash from that well at all. Miles Archer May 2016 #40

Her name recognition and the fact that this is her second national run for JDPriestly May 2016 #33

There are lots of Americans that love what Sen Sanders stands for. And that scares rhett o rick May 2016 #20

"the Oligarchy". why do you keep using that word. Noone speaks that way.eom asuhornets May 2016 #23

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Sanders says something--and the next thing you know his supporters are repeating asuhornets May 2016 #51

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You are the one looking foolish.Most voters are not talking about the billionaire class or oligarch asuhornets May 2016 #61

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Your candidate is the one losing--u r the one that's digging.. asuhornets May 2016 #64

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Things like "Pie in the Sky" and "Never Ever" bahrbearian May 2016 #87

Not in your bubble of denial. Did you read the Princeton Report that stated that rhett o rick May 2016 #27

People with large vocabularies do. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2016 #32

Jimmy Carter does. Fawke Em May 2016 #38

I use to scan the AM dial looking for "liberal" political talk itsrobert May 2016 #53

I see... I knew it!!! nt asuhornets May 2016 #55

Hey, I hear Bill drew a throng of 1000 today notadmblnd May 2016 #36

Throng or thong? The Velveteen Ocelot May 2016 #39

100,000 would be more accurate mhatrw May 2016 #91

Isn't Oakland right next to Vermont? Or something? n/t QC May 2016 #4

CA surrounds vermont nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #7

Vermont is CA's home state Kittycat May 2016 #13

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And artisanal maple syrup, right? n/t QC May 2016 #16

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I've heard their hybrid vehicle run on maple syrup. QC May 2016 #31

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How do they keep the maple syrup from gumming up the fuel injectors? The Velveteen Ocelot May 2016 #60

Birkenstock-wearing, Volvo-driving, man-bun-styling white male hipsters The Velveteen Ocelot May 2016 #21

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Artisanal man-buns appeared first in Oakland. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2016 #35

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Is that you?? The Velveteen Ocelot May 2016 #57

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Well, whoever it is has a nice smile. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2016 #59

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Are you kidding? The photos of the RALLY look predominantly white but skylucy May 2016 #71

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It is 34.5% white, 28.2% African-American, 25.4% Hispanic, 16.9% Asian JDPriestly May 2016 #42

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As in much if not all of California. Certainly we are a minority in my neighborhood. JDPriestly May 2016 #94

The crowd of 20-30K people was comprised entirely of The Velveteen Ocelot May 2016 #48

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Some were, lol Prism May 2016 #84

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At least they weren't staggering around drunk. JDPriestly May 2016 #96

That would be a dream. Lots of nurses and teachers and students who care about the JDPriestly May 2016 #95

I've heard it said beltanefauve May 2016 #93

It's a small mostly white village next to Vermont. jfern May 2016 #72

I hear they have great maple syrup! QC May 2016 #74

60K strong CountAllVotes May 2016 #77

And I'm right over there.. can you see me wayyyyyy in the back taking pics of peoples 2banon May 2016 #80

Right on! CountAllVotes May 2016 #81

Yay, we're in that pic! Prism May 2016 #86

I wish we had coordinated in advance 2banon May 2016 #90

You should look at a map of Frank H. Ogawa Plaza. Where did "60,000" or even "20,000" people... George II May 2016 #8

It really bothers you that Sen Sanders can draw large crowds of regular people and rhett o rick May 2016 #22

So where are the port-a-johns? ucrdem May 2016 #41

That is so sweet of you to worry about where they went potty. jillan May 2016 #45

Yup GoldenSF May 2016 #49

Behind the giant tree Prism May 2016 #65

We got in line over by Lafayette Square. zigby May 2016 #83

I can haz speech munee? (Sorry, I'm not that good at LOLcats) Miles Archer May 2016 #50

It doesn't bother me when (if) he draws big crowds, it bothers me when they make up the size... George II May 2016 #88

Massive, massive overflow Prism May 2016 #24

I was standing just outside the fence. jfern May 2016 #73

I'm surprised we got in Prism May 2016 #82

Hope he reminded them that they need to go out and physically vote Txbluedog May 2016 #34

You don't hope that. JonLeibowitz May 2016 #43

Clinton Rally-20 min wait, Bernie Rally - 3.5 hr wait GoldenSF May 2016 #47

Of course, Clinton people seem to be willing to show up and vote... brooklynite May 2016 #52

Ssshhhhhh!!! NanceGreggs May 2016 #66

Good for you! A thrill, eh? oldandhappy May 2016 #70

Poor babies. Sparkly May 2016 #68

"at least not before the convention." You forgot some words. Makes a difference. upaloopa May 2016 #76

wow 77 replys and I only see 6. The Hillarians must be out in force tonight. I wonder what litlbilly May 2016 #78

Running to CA takes time CountAllVotes May 2016 #79

Y'know, I keep adding them to my ignore list but damn if they don't keep getting off somehow... eom VulgarPoet May 2016 #89