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SFnomad

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25. Not almost nothing ... just, if he was as good at getting them to vote
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 08:56 PM
Mar 2019

He wouldn't have come up nearly 4 million votes short.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden

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To be fair, Kamala had the best possible weather for a kickoff rally. RandySF Mar 2019 #1
However, the population denisty is much greater in Brooklyn itsrobert Mar 2019 #5
Yeah, guess it's over... time for Bernie to pack it in and concede. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #53
I wouldn't say it was fun itsrobert Mar 2019 #54
Bonus points should be given for bad weather. JaneQPublic Mar 2019 #2
Yes, I think her crowd was close to 10,000 in a driving snowstorm and temp. in the teens. George II Mar 2019 #9
Yeah, but that was Minnesota. Ain't nothin to them. pangaia Mar 2019 #29
I'm glad to see numbers on both sides of the US. People are motivated. JDC Mar 2019 #3
They both got great turnouts at their respective rallys. Not sure why anyone needs to compare CA to Nanjeanne Mar 2019 #4
4 to 1 population density. itsrobert Mar 2019 #6
By themselves Brooklyn is the third most populous "city" behind only Los Angeles and Chicago. George II Mar 2019 #10
From what I've read from you before, you never sturck me as the Bernie Sanders 2020 supporter type Tom Rinaldo Mar 2019 #15
I think it's a joke but I'm glad you asked. It is out of synch with his comments. comradebillyboy Mar 2019 #19
He thinks it's funny melman Mar 2019 #24
interesting chart.. 4 of the largest "cities" in the USA are in ny pangaia Mar 2019 #30
Vos Tu George? nt Blue_true Mar 2019 #41
Quid? George II Mar 2019 #42
Sanders????? Blue_true Mar 2019 #43
Ever live in the Bay Area? Tom Rinaldo Mar 2019 #14
Yes indeed, thanks, Tom. elleng Mar 2019 #28
I remember his launch in his home town bigtree Mar 2019 #44
THey've all had good crowds RandySF Mar 2019 #8
It is nearly impossible to drive to downtown Oakland forklift Mar 2019 #32
Oh well then of course that explains his lousy turnout. Thanks for that input. Nanjeanne Mar 2019 #35
It doesn't explain it at all forklift Mar 2019 #37
I lived in the Bay Area for years. I was always able to drive to downtown Oakland. Mr. Smith Mar 2019 #45
BART is far from where Harris held her rally forklift Mar 2019 #46
Meh BannonsLiver Mar 2019 #7
To be fair Trumpocalypse Mar 2019 #16
Here's another view of the crowd. lapucelle Mar 2019 #18
Looks more like 4,000 nt forklift Mar 2019 #33
According to News 12 Brooklyn... lapucelle Mar 2019 #50
Not really that impressive. BannonsLiver Mar 2019 #40
... lapucelle Mar 2019 #49
Prediction: Sanders will lose Brooklyn in the primary Yosemito Mar 2019 #11
Yup, 13K is meager out of 2.6 Million people itsrobert Mar 2019 #12
Do you intend to compare candidate crowd sizes to total city population for everyone? former9thward Mar 2019 #22
Whoa. I'm not the one bragging about a meager crowd. itsrobert Mar 2019 #38
Let's see when Beto has a rally. former9thward Mar 2019 #39
Ding! Ding! Ding!... We hava winner!!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #55
I am confused, didnt he say he would NOT run as long as someone qualified did? Eliot Rosewater Mar 2019 #13
Only Bernie can save us.../s comradebillyboy Mar 2019 #20
Ha! NurseJackie Mar 2019 #36
BS was always good at getting cheerleaders to rallies ... getting them to vote ... SFnomad Mar 2019 #17
Yes, he only got 13.2 million votes and won 23 states. former9thward Mar 2019 #23
Not almost nothing ... just, if he was as good at getting them to vote SFnomad Mar 2019 #25
He primarily won very high majority Caucasian states forklift Mar 2019 #34
This message was self-deleted by its author Voltaire2 Mar 2019 #47
Was Dr. Song there to fire up the crowd? George II Mar 2019 #21
The man who called Hillary a "whore" at the last Brooklyn rally? RandySF Mar 2019 #26
It was actually at Washington Square Park, but yes. George II Mar 2019 #27
OMG! This thread! So many funny comments. NurseJackie Mar 2019 #31
Fitting - ground zero for the Bernie Bros. BostonBlue Mar 2019 #48
so cool all of our candidates draw huge crowds!!! Be scared Donnie! samnsara Mar 2019 #51
This message was self-deleted by its author WeekiWater Mar 2019 #52
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