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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders Tries to Reclaim the Insurgency [View all]George II
(67,782 posts)18. Even worse - these are the ONLY Vermonters that were at the Gathering...
Each and every one as white as the driven snow, at least three of which (maybe four or five) are 1%ers:
A schedule of speakers revealed that, amid such celebrities as Danny Glover and Susan Sarandon, only a half-dozen Green Mountain State residents would take the stage: Sanders and his wife, ice cream icon Ben Cohen, Burlington Associates partner John Davis, environmental writer Bill McKibben and Champlain Housing Trust CEO Brenda Torpy.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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At his "Gathering" back in the winter, there were no Vermont activist POC invited.....
George II
May 2019
#15
A million volunteers to get 12-15 million votes? Seems a bit of an exaggeration.
George II
May 2019
#8
Last time he got 13.1 million votes. Again, that 1 million is a huge exaggeration....
George II
May 2019
#11
Public Statements From Sanders HQ Shared With The Press And General Public
corbettkroehler
Jun 2019
#22
Seems like a bit of an exaggeration. There are only 620,000 registered Democrats in Iowa....
George II
Jun 2019
#25
I was the one that pointed out that YOU stated Sanders has the most volunteers, not Sanders.
ehrnst
Jun 2019
#35
A ginormous advance? Of what? $800k? That's 90 minutes of "work" in some circles.
Hassin Bin Sober
Jun 2019
#21