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Bernie Sanders Largerst Turnout Yet in Phoenix! Reports say 11,000! [View all] sabrina 1 Jul 2015 OP

Watched Streaming on YouTube udbcrzy2 Jul 2015 #1

Cool! Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2015 #2

Amazing, Social Media is on fire for Bernie! sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #3

ikr! so exciting to see an authentic progressive lead on the issues that concern ordinary folks. No question Bernie has the Big Mo. Go Bernie Go! InAbLuEsTaTe Jul 2015 #27

I have no doubt that Bernie will act like a Dem when elected, he has a long sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #6

You're so right sabrina. The word everybody keeps using is "authentic" and it fits Bernie like a glove. It's why he's spent ZERO on polling... InAbLuEsTaTe Jul 2015 #29

I believe it was around $900K, wrote another OP about that and that is my sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #34

^K&R^ zentrum Jul 2015 #84

Holy cow. moondust Jul 2015 #4

Someone on Social Media wants to know if we can count how many people sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #5

Not much diversity in that crowd. George II Jul 2015 #32

Haven't you learned anything about trying that old meme? Not much diversity sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #35

That's my point, people have no qualms about pointing out the demographics... George II Jul 2015 #69

Care to show us all those posts about that, other than the one that was a response sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #74

First, that's just bullshit. Second, get back to us when HIllary draws 11,000 this morningfog Jul 2015 #103

You need new schtick. Ed Suspicious Jul 2015 #49

You could say that again! sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #77

When one can't stand behind issues, one has to grasp for straws. nm rhett o rick Jul 2015 #95

Not much diversity in your posts. cui bono Jul 2015 #63

this. they DO NOT help Secretary Clinton. LeftOfWest Jul 2015 #64

You know, that's a good question, I've wondered about that myself sometimes. sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #91

As big as the 'intertubes' are LeftOfWest Jul 2015 #109

. Autumn Jul 2015 #68

Stop pretending knowledge you do not have! TM99 Jul 2015 #67

It's disappointing that you had to explain that to anyone here. But thank you so much for doing it. GoneFishin Jul 2015 #92

I read your excellent OP on the event. Thank you for posting the FACTS, they sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #97

whites outnumbered blacks in by 60% to 5% the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale metro areas magical thyme Jul 2015 #73

I watched it in real time - streaming video - last night. Fawke Em Jul 2015 #81

And it turns out you couldn't be more wrong. Apparently the crowd was very diversified sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #86

So what's your point? Are you afraid to actually say what you are intimating? rhett o rick Jul 2015 #94

The OP in essence acknowledges that by adding an AA man as the only pic of an individual. SunSeeker Jul 2015 #98

I don't know. Why not ask how many are gay? Ask. Fearless Jul 2015 #102

Wow. 11,000. Autumn Jul 2015 #7

Just heard, but not yet confirmed, it may be 12, 000! In a RED STATE!! sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #8

Obama got 1,025,232 votes in the 2012 presidential election in Arizona - and lost the state. n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #13

Lol, a sitting president compared to a virtual unknown? Not much of an analogy there. sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #15

But it was important to piss on the thread Le Taz Hot Jul 2015 #18

They really had to dig deep to find something....anything....hee nt artislife Jul 2015 #25

I know, they keep trying and Bernie keeps soaring. Maybe they're helping him? sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #36

That was the objective. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #52

No the objective was to put numbers in perspective. In January 2008 Obama drew 13,000 in Phoenix, PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #70

January Enthusiast Jul 2015 #71

And Bernie drew 12,000 without the Party machine behind him, with only sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #75

January of 2016 Utopian Leftist Jul 2015 #80

Exactly! He just keeps on telling the truth and people keep on sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #83

That is amazing Autumn Jul 2015 #14

That's incredible! Band starts to play...keep on rockin in the free world... InAbLuEsTaTe Jul 2015 #33

Lol, 'Keep on rockin' in the free world'! I like Bernie's choice of music. sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #37

bernmentum restorefreedom Jul 2015 #9

I can't wait until he comes to NY. sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #16

are you going to be able to go? restorefreedom Jul 2015 #17

If he comes anywhere within a six hour drive absolutely. Hopefully we will sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #20

hope he does restorefreedom Jul 2015 #22

I would love that! I imagine he would be a fascinating person to have a conversation sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #38

This one made me choke up BrotherIvan Jul 2015 #10

I know, it is so sad that the system we live in seems almost designed to sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #12

Until I worked at an "inner city" school, I believed we need a US jobs BrotherIvan Jul 2015 #30

I don't know if you remember this, but the clause that was buried in NCLB whereby sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #40

I did not know that BrotherIvan Jul 2015 #56

I'm sure you would find it in the archives here. It was a horrendous and egregious sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #65

No, but you can sign paperwork to opt out. Fawke Em Jul 2015 #82

Good for him, it should not be in there, it needs to be removed, signing our sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #90

I remember that clause, and it was (or still is) total fucking bullshit. kath Jul 2015 #58

I thank you for YOUR service artislife Jul 2015 #43

The poor enlist at a lower rate than the rich, though Recursion Jul 2015 #45

Well, considering one needs a high school or equivalency diploma to enlist, Ed Suspicious Jul 2015 #50

That's the main driver there Recursion Jul 2015 #51

Good opportunity. Maybe.... daleanime Jul 2015 #85

A good opportunity for what? To die are be permanently maimed in our wars for profit? sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #108

It seems that "working and middle class" join the military BrotherIvan Jul 2015 #57

True, that's the bulk of enlistments Recursion Jul 2015 #59

+1 a huge bunch! Enthusiast Jul 2015 #53

I Will No Longer Settle For The Lesser Of Two Corporate Evils - Go Bernie Go cantbeserious Jul 2015 #11

My nephew sent me pics of the turnout gwheezie Jul 2015 #19

Excellent. Bernie is attracting a lot of young people to his campaign. sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #21

All the younger generation in my family support bernie gwheezie Jul 2015 #23

It is good BrotherIvan Jul 2015 #31

They must had a bunch of fun!! nt artislife Jul 2015 #26

This is incredible. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #24

I listened on the live link. SoapBox Jul 2015 #28

Beat the drums and sound the pipes. Cleita Jul 2015 #39

There is a shift, no doubt about it, and its making a lot of people very nervous! sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #41

I don't care if they are nervous. I don't want them doing dirty, nasty tactics to win. eom Cleita Jul 2015 #42

Can't say I care either if they are nervous, they should be. And I agree, the sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #44

I am already being attacked in person by the other candidate's supporters. Cleita Jul 2015 #46

I'm sorry to hear that. The old status quo doesn't seem to want to sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #47

Is your post a line from a song? Irish perhaps? Nt kath Jul 2015 #60

I don't think so. But my late husband was Irish so I heard a lot of Irish music Cleita Jul 2015 #61

I love the Irish (uilleann) pipes. Scottish bagpipes, not so much. kath Jul 2015 #62

The line reminds me of the song the Clancy Bros sang about WW1 sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #78

One of the saddest songs ever, and a great anti-war song. Title is "The Green Fields of France", kath Jul 2015 #79

That's the name of it, thank you. sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #87

feel the bern passiveporcupine Jul 2015 #48

I'm feeling it! Enthusiast Jul 2015 #54

Photos and videos do not do it justice. TM99 Jul 2015 #55

Wow, you were there! Lucky you!! sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #66

That's a major happening Babel_17 Jul 2015 #72

Yes it is. I just read the OP at the top of the Rec list on the FP. sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #89

It was a beautiful experience, so many nice people in one place. nt Zorra Jul 2015 #76

And so many so young. It's a stirring tribute to a great leader. JDPriestly Jul 2015 #88

Yes, I think the young people understand him better than anyone. sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #96

Amazing and inspiring. GoneFishin Jul 2015 #93

I've got to find a video. nt LWolf Jul 2015 #99

Reminds me of the way they talked about another presidential nominee contender... SunSeeker Jul 2015 #100

Lol, not even close. Bernie is on the Left on the issues. Paul lost support due to his sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #104

Paul's audience looked a lot like Bernie's, he had appeal in blue states. SunSeeker Jul 2015 #105

Bernie strikes a nerve the PTB didn't know existed. Thirties Child Jul 2015 #101

SunBern! Bernie! Bernie! Bernie! Feeling the Bern Jul 2015 #106

WOW! blackspade Jul 2015 #107