Sanders packs gym, stairwells in Iowa City

[kenfrequed]

Source: Burlington Free Press

IOWA CITY, Iowa – An estimated 1,100 people turned out to hear Bernie Sanders speak on the final day of his three-day campaign tour to the state.

Thea Pettitt, holding baby Lilith, stood among the crowd that spilled out of the gym in a downtown recreation center, appropriately abutting Burlington Street. Lilith sported a tiny T-shirt printed with the face of the Vermont senato

Read more: http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/politics/2015/05/30/sanders-packs-gym-stairwells-iowa-city/28225133/

[VanillaRhapsody]

1. And Hillary will pack MUCH larger venues...

[kenfrequed]

2. Give it time

People are going to start thinking more about their options as time goes on. Hillary is no longer the only game in town and there will be a lot of movement of support now that other people are actually running.

Sander's differentiates himself from other candidates in the way he talks about issues. He discusses what policies he supports and how and why and spares us a lot of the typical platitudes we tend to hear. He sounds unpolished, off-the-cuff, and sincere and people and that has a surprising appeal to a lot of people. In a debate that is actually going to score him a lot of points over vague suggestions and sound-bites.

[VanillaRhapsody]

3. Time is NOT on your side I am afraid...

and Bernie is NOT a real Democrat....and more and more Democrats will be aware of that...

[ananda]

38. Senator Sanders is a good, human man.

He can think about the poor and the economy in a way
that many candidates cannot.

His campaign will never be about money or the rich.

[VanillaRhapsody]

40. No question about his cred as a human

it doesnt mean everyone else in the election are not equally good...

Nor will ANY Democrats campaign be about money or the rich....sorry to disappoint you...

Hillary Clintons graph

[madokie]

54. Bernie will win this one

if I was a betting man I'd bet the farm on that.

I like Hillary too but she will never be our president and again if I was a betting man I'd bet on that.

[Enthusiast]

73. Pffft!

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[Carewfan]

121. That's where you're wrong - Hillary is not left liberal.

I don't know where you got this, but this is Political Compass from 2008's elections



Source: Political Compass

[4lbs]

131. The graph you posted is from 2008 The one above it is from Dec 2014.

Here is more:

http://ontheissues.org/Hillary_Clinton.htm

The graph is at the bottom.

[Tarheel_Dem]

136. Ouch!

[CANDO]

145. So she evolved....

(Licked finger and felt the wind). Exactly why I looked for other options in 08, and will do so again in 16.

[freshwest]

151. Evolved = Agrees with Obama. He changed her mind and she'll continue and expand his policies. n/t

[hatrack]

155. Cool! I LOVE Chinese Checkers!

.

[jwirr]

41. Have you lived in Iowa. Eastern Iowas is not the Steven King district. Most of the colleges, uinions

and non-farm workers live in that area. It is liberal and this is great. Bernie did very well in Iowa City because of the way he campaigns as himself.

As to the "he's not a Democrat" bull - tell me who people are comparing him to: FDR, RFLK, MLK. Not a Democrat?

[VanillaRhapsody]

42. I have lived in South Carolina...

nuff said....

He said himself SINCE his campaign that he is STILL not a Democrat. Because of that....he might not be able to even get on the ticket in some states...let me know when he truly embraces the Democratic Party not the other way around.

[jwirr]

57. Let me tell you Iowa is absolutely nothing like South Carolina.

[pangaia]

68. :>)))))

Well, there is Charleston.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

96. South Carolina and Iowa are nothing alike.

Instead of shilling and disrupting, how about investing in a map and a history book?

[Jackpine Radical]

49. That's correct.

A Real Democrat™ would have voted for the Iraq, war, would have supported Goldwater & stayed away from Selma in 1964, would never let themselves be arrested in a civil rights demonstration, would stay silent on Keystone and the TPP, would back everything Monsanto wants to do, and would rail against the demonization of Wall Street.

[pangaia]

69. ooppssiee

[Enthusiast]

74. ...

[yikes1]

65. hillary

Hillary is not a democrat.

[chknltl]

91. Are you a 'democrat'?

This is the Democratic Underground. Most here are Democrats. Those who aren't often struggle with the difference between democrat and Democrat. Now don't get me wrong, most here are not too snooty when it comes to punctuation but statistics demonstrate that Democrats have a higher educational standard than Republicans do. It has a lot to do with our upbringing. You see our parents were big on getting us as much schooling as possible. Republican parents otoh, tend to drop their kids on their heads a lot. Like I said, it's all in the upbringing.

Welcome to the Democratic Underground

[pangaia]

66. OK, after our little tete a tete last night,

where you were replying to the wrong posts.. while I was watching Chi Chi Gonzales make his very fine MLB debut--


I'll bite...

Just what IS a real Democrat?

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

102. The hysterical thing about that comment, that Bernie is not a real Democrat

is that the system and history has pushed the Dem party so far to the right, that Bernie is exactly what a real Democrat would be.

Hillary is too though and I refuse to further the discussion about how she isnt, which is done intentionally to decrease her chances at the polls.

[Triana]

107. "Bernie is exactly what a real Democrat would be"

That's true. He's more of a "Democrat" than many so-called "Democrats" the media actually pays attention to (and this is the reason they marginalize Bernie Sanders). I don't care wth letter follows his name, he is more of a Dem than most of them. To me, he's an FDR Dem and that's as Dem as you can get.

[pangaia]

157. A bit late replying, but HEAR HEAR !!!!

I was actually born while FDR was still president. I was about 1 when he passed away. I remember him well. :&gt )

And, as I like to post occasionally, my mother, who was a 'stewardess' on American Airlines, was taught to knit by Eleanor Roosevelt on flights between DC and NY.
I have a photo of them together.

Is that cool, OR WHAT !!

[Carewfan]

122. Whoa! Chi Chi!

Love that guy! Nice reference...

[QC]

108. Or on your side either--gone until July 19. n/t

[Carewfan]

123. What does that mean?

[arcane1]

152. That was fast

[CoffeeCat]

112. Most REAL Democrats these days are bought and paid for...

…lemmings who rarely speak out against the big banks, big Ag, big Pharma and other powerful corporate interests.

On DU, you can find all sorts of incredible fighting words about fighting corporate corruption, ending endless wars, helping the middle class and taking back our democracy from politicians who serve their corporate masters. Those are the words of REAL Democrats.

When is the last time you heard a Democrat passionately speaking about Citizens United or the fact that we are being spied on by our government? Where are the Democrats who denounce the neocons and their blood thirst for endless war? Who steps front and center and calls out these evil oil companies for their lies and their destruction of our planet? Where's the legislation that could fight the oil companies or the big banks?

There are a few lone voices, but basically--we hear next to nothing. They throw us some red meat when its election time, but other than that--most of our legislators do nothing about the systemic corruption that is destroying our democracy.

So, what the hell is a REAL Democrat these days? Frankly, 90 percent of Democrats on Capitol Hill appear to have been neutered years ago.

A REAL Democrat is someone who stands up for the middle class, isn't afraid to talk about making billionaires and millionaires pay fair taxes, and would nuke Citizens United from orbit. And they would speak passionately about these things and try to do something about it. That's a REAL Democrat, in my opinion.

[INdemo]

113. Who really cares if he is not a Democrat

There are very few in Washington that I would label a Democrat. There are many Republican lites,and many that are Corpracrats. But who really gives a damn if Bernie Sanders is not a real Democrat?If he is a Democrat,Socialist,Independent ,I don't care. His message is sincere and honest and I am voting for him.

[Voice for Peace]

132. wtf

who are you?

[CANDO]

146. Funny that....

Bernie Sanders is far more democratic in his views and stances than most Democratic pols. It appears to me that far too many people are determined to vote for a woman just because she's a woman, rather than for a candidate who represents liberal values the best. The Clintons are political shape-shifters. They are licky-sticky politicians. (Lick finger and Stick it in the wind). When Bill Clinton signed NAFTA and Glass-Steagal, I vowed to do a much better job as a voter in discerning for whom I'm voting for.

[freshwest]

150. He caucuses with the Democrats as the sole Senator in the CPC. Everything he says fits our platform.

[johnfunk]

4. Time for the press to ignore or marginalize Sanders

I like his message and his platform, but the media doesn't, hence their misrepresentation of a so-so satirical article he wrote four decades ago.

Sanders' campaign team should have been prepared for that debacle and pushed back hard - even doubling down on press and media bias against him.

[VanillaRhapsody]

7. well the rest of the party will ignore him once there are even MORE real Democrats

"in the game"....

[kenfrequed]

12. Democrats don't like being dictated too

And Bernie Sanders is running for the Democratic nomination. His policy stances on the issues have been more progressive than the majority of the candidates running or investigating runs for the White House.

Thank you for your opinion, but I think I will stick with supporting Bernie here in Minnesota. If you ever change your mind about who you are supporting you are always welcome to join us!

[VanillaRhapsody]

13. No you are right about that....THEY don't and HE is NOT one of them

he said so himself!

[kenfrequed]

15. I am sorry you feel that way.

He is a good guy and is right on all the issues and he speaks plainly and directly about policy and what he supports. He caucuses with the Democrats and has an excellent voting record. I am sorry you are so upset about the fact he has been more progressive as an independent than a lot of people that are Democrats have been. He is with those of us that are progressive and has been with that stance his entire career.

Personally I'm glad he has already sworn off being a spoiler he will support the Democratic nominee whoever that happens to be. Beyond this I don't think you should be telling progressives who they should be upset at when progressive Democrats have been told to compromise for candidates that were exceptionally conservative on a great number of issues but still happened to have a big (D) next to their name.

Again, I am sorry you feel this way

[VanillaRhapsody]

17. Don't feel sorry for me.....I vote for the Democrat...and HE said he is not one..

I feel sorry for you...

[kenfrequed]

18. And if he wins the nomination?

What then? Will you support him if he wins the Democratic nomination?

I know you plan on saying "He won't" but just humor me on this. If Bernie Sanders wins the nomination, will you support him as the Democratic candidate?

[Karma13612]

22. notice there is no response.

I am supporting Bernie, but will vote for who ever the Democratic nominee is because the Republican alternative is a nightmare.

Notice that your question to this commenter has gone unanswered. I do indeed wonder what their alternative is if HRC does not win the nomination.

[VanillaRhapsody]

44. Wrong....I was busy with another post...

give a girl a minute or two....you are not the only game in town....there are other threads on DU to respond to.

[VanillaRhapsody]

25. then I vote for him....BUT.....his chances of winning the General are slim and none

and guess what? We are facing them holding 3 branches of government...and potentially THEM putting a 5th on the Supreme Court.....HE is a LOOOOOONG Shot...

And I as a woman.....am not willing to gamble that on a self described NON Democrat.

[kenfrequed]

34. Well

Thank you for your conditional support.

[VanillaRhapsody]

46. tenuous at best

[A Simple Game]

63. So do you think we should do away with the primary system? If you think the

candidate that wins the primaries has less chance of winning in the general than the loser, what would you do to correct the problem?

Would you do away with democratically elected candidates, go back to the back room deals and leave the rank and file out of it? Did you feel that way in '08 when the front runner lost to a little known one term Senator? Or is it just this one time because you have a problem with one of the candidates?

[jeff47]

92. You should work on counting to 270.

Right now, the Democratic nominee has 257 electoral votes. The Republican nominee has 149. Those numbers come from the safely "blue" and "red" states. To do worse than those numbers, the Democrat or the Republican has to do something awful in the general election campaign.

So to win, the Democratic nominee needs to win VA. That's it. Or OH. Or CO + IA. The Democrat needs 1 large or 2 small of the 10 "swing" states.

The Republican needs all 10 swing states, and has to turn a "blue" state. That's why the Republican campaign is such a clown car - the Republicans who can count to 270 realize this one isn't going to go their way.

Here's a post from a GOP'er giving a lot more detail on where those numbers come from.

Sanders is not a LOOOOOOOONG shot. Any Republican is a LOOOOOOOONG shot. Republicans need a status-quo centrist on the Democratic ticket to have any chance, because they need low Democratic turnout. The Republicans can't afford to have a bunch of young people inspired by something like "Hope and Change".

[RoccoR5955]

23. I really feel sorry that

You cannot embrace someone who has the same values as the Democratic Party, and caucuses with them. Someone who has been appointed to a leadership position in the senate by the Democratic Party.
Someone who holds many of the same values as FDR (a Democrat).
I hope that at some point, that when Bernie is nominated as the Democratic Party candidate, you can vote for him.

[VanillaRhapsody]

28. No I cannot BECAUSE he is a LONG shot to win the General by ANY stretch of the imagination....

want to know who is ahead of him...
Hillary Clinton 44 % 43.9 % 56.5 %
Jeb Bush 18 % 18.4 % 29.5 %
Marco Rubio 10 % 10.4 % 22.0 %
Scott Walker 8 % 7.9 % 14.5 %
Rand Paul 5 % 4.8 % 12.5 %
Elizabeth Warren 4 % 3.8 % 6.5 %
Joe Biden 2 % 1.7 % 7.0 %
Martin OMalley 2 % 1.7 % 6.0 %
Chris Christie 1 % 0.9 % 6.5 %
Rahm Emanuel 1 % 0.5 % N/A
Bobby Jindal 1 % 1.3 % N/A
Al Gore 1 % 1.2 % N/A
Rick Perry 1 % 0.6 % N/A
Ben Carson 1 % 0.8 % N/A
Ted Cruz 1 % 0.9 % 9.0 %
Paul Ryan 0 % 0.3 % N/A
Rob Portman 0 % 0.1 % N/A
Andrew Cuomo 0 % 0.1 % N/A
Condoleezza Rice 0 % 0.1 % N/A
Michael Bloomberg 0 % 0.2 % 5.0 %
Susana Martinez 0 % 0.1 % N/A
Bob McDonnell 0 % 0.1 % N/A
Deval Patrick 0 % 0.1 % N/A
Jon Huntsman 0 % 0.3 % N/A
Sarah Palin 0 % 0.3 % 3.0 %
Cory Booker 0 % 0.1 % N/A
Joe Manchin 0 % 0.1 % N/A
Mitt Romney 0 % 0.3 % 2.5 %


He still hasnt even broken ^^^ that...

[kenfrequed]

35. Uhm... source?

I don't know whose numbers these are, what they represent, or when they were generated. Maybe you could elaborate on them a bit.

[VanillaRhapsody]

36. Easy Peasy

http://www.predictwise.com/politics/2016president

[kenfrequed]

45. Heh...

Interesting methodology they haven between bookies and market trading models.

I wouldn't trust the future of our nation on either of those systems of prediction.

[VanillaRhapsody]

48. this has been going on for years....

and they have to be good....or they will lose money or cred.

[kenfrequed]

53. Eh... have you looked into this deeper?

I'm sorry, but either the data they are using is wildly out of date or the whole thing is just based on easy to spike speculation. Their bookies have a dozen people on the "likelihood of democratic domination" on their website that are NOT running and have no intention to run.

This is cluttered junk.

[Enthusiast]

75. Or just plain junk.

[SalviaBlue]

67. Go Free Market

thats what they say about banks, big ag, etc. Its not true though.

[progressoid]

94. pfft

[jwirr]

51. Of course she is ahead. Name recognition. But with the recognition comes all of the baggage.

The baggage may not be true but it is also known. He has just started campaigning and he is on fire.

As to not beating in the general - the clown car is full of beatable people.

[pangaia]

70. OMG!!!!!!

We're dead meat...

[Enthusiast]

76. Dead meat I tells ya!

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[LanternWaste]

149. We often allow the odds to outweigh our convictions.

We often allow the odds to outweigh our convictions. We also rationalize it as something else more often than not...

[rurallib]

103. I am older - this man sounds more like Democrats I grew up with than

anyone I have heard in 40 years.
Just to mention some names - Truman, Johnson, Kennedy, Humphrey

saying Sanders is not a Democrat is a BS position. It is like calling names when you run out of real ideas.

[wordpix]

20. I'm with you, Ken & I don't need a 1%er to be my flag bearer

I'll vote for Bernie in my state's primary. Hopefully he'll still be a candidate then.

[VanillaRhapsody]

29. So was FDR a 1%er?

Was Johnson? Was Kennedy?

[jwirr]

52. Times have changed. The people hate business a usual today and they blame the rich and those

who even appear to be in bed with them.

[Enthusiast]

77. And justifiably so.

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[jwirr]

80. Yes, the hatred is justified.

[wordpix]

97. yes there are a few 1%ers who are decent people

like JFK and FDR were. I recognize that some wealthy people worked for their wealth, had good ideas and got lucky with them; also that they help those less fortunate. I just don't think HRC is the one to be out front leading the way on income inequality, being one of the 1%ers herself. Also, she and Bill C have made enormous sums giving speeches and I'm pretty sure a donor who pays Bill $500K for a speech expects something in return. And finally, we don't need dynastic presidents.

I'll vote for her if she's the candidate but I prefer O'Malley or Sanders.

[DhhD]

26. Bernie Sanders is not an Insider. Senator Warren said she is not an Insider.

Can Hillary Clinton say that? No she can not.

[VanillaRhapsody]

30. what makes one an "insider"

they have all held public office in the Beltway.

[DhhD]

59. A candidate or President that would be fine with a CEO on Wall Street, no matter his or her party.

Wall Street seems to be afraid of Warren and Sanders, but not Clinton.

I believe that Wall Street is even saying that they would be fine with either Bush or Clinton as president.

So an insider supports and works against the interest of the working people while taking care of the Elite, being compensated by both.

[DhhD]

33. Not being an Insider.

http://www.alternet.org/media/elizabeth-warren-why-ill-never-be-insider

[VanillaRhapsody]

37. again what is?

Here is her graph...




Yeah....she looks like a real insider in that graph huh?

[Sgt Preston]

86. All your graph shows is that a left liberal can be an insider.

Oh, and it also shows that socialists do not exist!

[cali]

117. bwahahahaha

[hatrack]

156. Awesome! MORE Chinese Checkers!

DU rocks!

[heaven05]

43. "real Democrats"?????

Bernie, so far to me, is much more a "real Democrat" than a lot of Democrats. You're only kidding yourself thinking Sen. Sanders doesn't have a legion of supporters out here with PLENTY OF TIME to get the word out. Period.

[INdemo]

114. What are you calling a real Democrat. Is Obama a real Democrat.Hell no he isn't

Obama is corpratist

[cali]

116. lol it's delicious watching you freak out

Yummy vanilla

[Cosmocat]

100. We will know he is a player when they come after him

And, the people who are drumming up the fantasy that the powers to be a ignoring him out of fear will start balling about how badly he is being treated.

Howard Dean was the darling, then had his political career destroyed by a moment of genuine emotion ...

Barrack Obama literally spent months being hammered for not wearing a flag pin ...

We will know Bernie is in the game when he gets that kind of treatment.

[Cosmocat]

137. Ok

An example of this occuring I presidential elections, please.

[TheNutcracker]

50. Bernie's doing it now! Proof he's too big for Iowa retail politics! Bernie Sanders is flying!

[workinclasszero]

88. Give it time?

The clock is ticking...

Monday, February 1: Iowa caucus

Tuesday, February 9: New Hampshire

Saturday, February 20: South Carolina

Tuesday, February 23: Nevada caucus


How is Bernie polling vs Hillary right now?

[bluedigger]

5. I went to her website to check her schedule.

Unfortunately, I couldn't get past the first page without giving my email.

[VanillaRhapsody]

9. June 13...

Mark it on your calendar...

[bluedigger]

10. What about it?

That's really useless info.

[VanillaRhapsody]

11. That is the date you were looking for....

its the date of the kickoff of her campaign....

[cosmicone]

55. You're wasting your time

Some are motivated by ideology and ideology alone without regard to the realities of electoral politics. The tea party also has the same defect and they start electing loonier and loonier candidates with a hope that the whole country wants the racist, socially cruel, hyperchristian gun-toting candidates who want never ending wars.

We have our own (green) tea party that would support Lenin, Karl Marx or Dostoyevsky in the opposite belief that confiscatory and anti-entrepreneurial wealth distribution candidates will win. ("Populist" is the PC term)

Obama touched that spirit and won the nomination. He was lucky to have won the general election because the massive economic downturn, widespread layoffs, fear of bankruptcy and Sarah Palin were helping him. Bernie will not have the benefit of those but the green tea party has enough hope that he will pull an Obama in the general election.

What is scary is that most of the small state caucuses are populated by the extreme viewpoints and Bernie may actually win the nomination against Hillary like Obama did. If he does, get ready to practice saying President Scott Walker or President Jeb Bush.

Sad indeed.

[Scootaloo]

62. There is so much dishonesty in this post that I don't even know where to start with it.

[Enthusiast]

82. Start here. "confiscatory and anti-entrepreneurial wealth distribution candidates"

Sounds like something Paul Ryan would say. Almost exactly.

Here we are with historically low tax rates and someone is WHINING about confiscatory anti-entrepreneurial wealth distribution.

But they're REAL Democrats. You know, real Democrats that love 'em some supply side economics.

[pangaia]

71. We don't have loonies running for president.

". Lenin, Karl Marx or Dostoyevsky..."

[pa28]

99. Dostoyevsky. Never mind, he's on roll.

[workinclasszero]

95. Thanks for that shot of reality

Good to hear this on the Bernie Underground.

If by some sort of miracle Bernie beats Hillary for the nomination, we will without a doubt be locked into total republican control of the government and SCOTUS for the next 8 years.

I fear Bernie more than Cruz\Walker\Carson\Bush etc. Those jerks don't have a chance running against Hillary, but if its Bernie even that insane bastard Cruz can be the next POTUS and God help this country if that happens!

The MSM pretty much ignores Bernie now for obvious reasons. All their guns are aimed at Hillary.

If Bernie gets the nod, OMG the shitstorm against him will destroy his race in two weeks tops, I bet.

[kenfrequed]

109. Frankly

I would be more concerned about the blue dogs and third way democrats sabotaging the hell out of him as was done against McGovern by certain democrats.

[workinclasszero]

110. I guess that could happen as well

I'm for Hillary but of course I'll vote for the democratic candidate that wins the nomination.

I'm not into sitting at home watching the world burn down because my favorite didn't win.

Teahaddists must be stopped. Period.

[kenfrequed]

111. To be honest

I don't know how any Republican candidate they have can win at this point. Their policies and positions are somewhere between extreme and insane.

[cali]

118. funniest,looniest du post EVAH!

[LuvNewcastle]

135. Dostoyevsky was a writer.

Just a writer. He wasn't particularly political, although he seems to have been religious. Next time you want to rattle off some Russian names, choose Trotsky instead. You might not know who he was either, but at least it might look like you do.

[Scootaloo]

139. I'm dying over here n/t

[LuvNewcastle]

140. Couldn't believe it when I read it.

I guess any Russian will do, right?

[Art_from_Ark]

148. How about Boris Badenov?

That guy was a real scoundrel!

[LuvNewcastle]

154. That's a good one to pick.

Boris and Natasha weren't just commies, but commie spies. Tchaikovsky was another famous Russian. You have to look out for those pesky musicians.

[ToxMarz]

24. If you click on the Hilary logo right below where it is asking for email it takes you right in

[azmom]

153. Yeah, what's up with that? That turned me off.

[rpannier]

6. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on his rally

[babylonsister]

21. Man, chill out!

I'm sure people will post when she does, but there's absolutely nothing wrong with this, and your negativity isn't welcome.

[VanillaRhapsody]

32. Not a man.....

How is posting that she hasnt even kicked off her campaign yet negative? I guess anything that doesn't praise Bernie is negative now!

[babylonsister]

104. I don't care what you are. This post was not

about Clinton but about Sanders. Why do you insist on trying to change the topic? Let him have his victory; you'll have plenty of opportunities to have yours.

[daleanime]

58. It just kills you....

to have good things said about Bernie.



Don't worry, we still love you.

[Scootaloo]

61. "My paw can lick YOUR paw!"

Give it a rest, Nilla

[pangaia]

72. :>))))))))))))

[democrank]

83. I would expect that Hillary Clinton "will pack MUCH larger venues" than Bernie Sanders.

She has been a national political figure for a long time, and she`s a woman running for president. She`s the wife of a former president, a former senator from New York, a former Secretary of State, to name a few positions that have helped with her high name recognition. It`s no surprise to me that a lot of people show up to her events. I wish her well.

It`s also no surprise to me that a lot of people are showing up at Bernie Sanders` events, since here in Vermont he always draws a crowd....a very, very diverse crowd. You`ll see almost as many pickups with rifle racks and NRA stickers at Bernie`s events as used Subaru wagons with COEXIST stickers. Vermonters know Bernie is a man of his word, which is why Bernie yard signs (and bumper stickers) stay up year round, whether there is a campaign or not.

I always vote on old-fashioned Democratic Party issues. If there was a Goldman-Sachs person in one corner and a Kentucky coal miner in the other, I know for absolute certain where Bernie would stand. Apparently a lot of people in Iowa are finding out the answer to who stands where.

[workinclasszero]

87. No doubt

[jeff47]

90. Then why isn't she?

Wouldn't attracting much more massive crowds be a GREAT tool for cutting off Sanders's and O'Malley's campaigns?

Lemme help by adding your meaningless reply: "Just wait!!". Like we have to wait for her position on the TPP.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

134. Like this one....

[mountain grammy]

8. If people will come to hear Bernie, great..

And they're coming. Remember Mitt in that big empty hall?

Americans,wake up! I love the faces in the crowd. Can't wait to attend my first Bernie rally.

[daleanime]

60. +1

[merrily]

78. +1

[Rossi]

144. +1.

[appalachiablue]

14. Great to see this turnout. Thanks. *Will you x-post in the Bernie Sanders Group? Or I can

post it there, people will love to see this.

[kenfrequed]

16. Please post it there!

I have to leave my computer soon!

[appalachiablue]

19. Ok great, thanks! Bernie's on MTP (Meet the Press) in a few. Folks here have a game

to see how many times Chuck Todd will try to get Bernie to talk about Hillary this am. Not Bernie's message. Most of the media does this to him frequently.

[heaven05]

31. thanks

just turned it on. I do not watch this shit, but I want to hear Bernie's possible slam of that tool called todd.

[appalachiablue]

39. Same, haven't watched Meet the Republicans in several years. Bernie will be good.

[heaven05]

27. I am beginning

to like this guy.

[appalachiablue]

47. Very good, the more you see him the clearer his views are. And at this point, he

is not exactly career building so he can say what's going on.

Thom Hartmann has him on his radio/TV program every Friday, 12-1 for *'Brunch with Bernie', a Town Hall type segment where Bernie takes calls from people from all over he US to discuss issues.

He's been doing this more than 10 years, how many other pols would devote their time like this. The Friday 'Brunch with Bernie' is posted here weekly, and on YouTube.

[heaven05]

56. WHEN, I listened to

thom hartman I used to listen to that segment a lot. I like Sen. Sanders thinking. He was ALWAYS concerned about us, what used to be a thriving middle class, of which he was one of the first, I believe, to point out the ongoing destruction of. Hope that is lucid. Just saw Todd try to muddy things up with that 'article' from 43 years ago concerning women and men. Excellent response from Sen. Sanders.....

[Cosmocat]

101. I like him

It is a matter of seeing if he gets some real air under his sails, and if so how he handles it when he gets the full treatment ...

[heaven05]

119. true

I just returned home from an --- ----- for Bernie meeting. Quite the group. Young, old, students, even a high school student who talked his HRC leaning mother into coming and listening. She ended up quite lively in suggestion making on how to increase the group's effectiveness and get Bernie's name recognition up. We talked booths for art fair this summer and fall student return, voter registration, coordination with Bernie groups in the state, of which one member was actively pursuing, and what effect we could have individually in our workplaces and with friends, strangers and relatives. The power of Facebook and Twitter in our efforts. Quite the excitement. If we maintain it, we will win. The primary is in March, so we're working.....

[Cosmocat]

138. Good for u

This is what he needs.

[merrily]

79. Give 'em hell, Bernie!

[AzDar]

81. BERNIE!!!

[Enthusiast]

84. Kicked and recommended a whole bunch!

[HassleCat]

85. Had me going

For a second, I thought the headline said, "Sanders packs gun..."

[midnight]

89. kick

[SoapBox]

93. Go Bernie Go!

He talks issues!

Let the others argue amongst themselves.

[Boomer]

98. A rose by any other name

If Bernie Sanders isn't a "real" Democrat, then so much the worse for the Democratic Party.

I don't care what people call him, I'm voting for him. If he was running as an Independent, then I'd leave the Democratic Party to vote for him because he reflects my views better than any other person running for president.

If you're a "real" Democrat, you should be thankful that Sanders IS running in the Democratic party because he won't end up playing a spoiler that fractures the Democratic vote and hands the election to the Republicans. If Clinton wins the nomination, as most people expect that she will, she will have my vote at the polls in November.

[cascadiance]

105. My favorite candidate in my favorite old college town I lived in...

... many years ago.

Great that he spoke near Burlington St. Also good that his staff made sure not to have the optics of speaking at this street corner (at least this week).



https://www.google.com/maps/%4041.657874,-91.534767,3a,75y,141.18h,88.95t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1s3iRXTWJAfSTsFsX9LhFD7g!2e0

on the corner of Clinton Street and Burlington Street there, where they are building a new art museum there soon.

Maybe he and Hillary could have an outdoor debate near that street corner closer to the Iowa caucuses and debate on who could rebuild America best!

[cascadiance]

106. Article notes that Iowa City had the highest poverty level (28%) of any Iowa town on his trip...

... and yet is ranked the 8th most educated city IN THE COUNTRY here...

https://smartasset.com/student-loans/the-top-ten-most-educated-cities-in-america

I hope that Bernie made the point that this college town is a perfect showcase of why we need to work towards eliminating student debt, and to stop the gravy train to the rich, when one of the most educated city in the country has such a high poverty level!

I myself wasn't aware of how bad it has gotten since I left, and hadn't been back for quite a few years now.

He should make sure and make that point when he returns here for the Iowa caucuses. I'm sure that the University crowd there would cheer him on!

That and address climate change, which has probably affected Iowa residents wealth a lot with the slew of flooding from many storms over recent years that have done much damage to that town then.

[heaven05]

120. +1000

just came from an organizing event where that was used.......loved it.

[Beauregard]

147. I like Bernie, but here is a critique of his politics from the left.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10248621