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madfloridian

(88,117 posts)
Sat Oct 3, 2015, 08:14 PM Oct 2015

Pics from Bernie's Boston rally from Twitter. Latest is 26,000 filled inside, 6,000 outside.

Last edited Sun Oct 4, 2015, 03:33 PM - Edit history (2)

Getting there.



Florida4Bernie 2016 ?@Florida4Bernie7 3h3 hours ago

BERNIE SANDERS BOSTON RALLY - LINE FROM STADIUM OVER THE BRIDGE APPROX. 1/2 MILE TO TRAINS.


Editing to add picture from outside:



Picture courtesy of ABC's Mary Alice Parks

Bernie Sanders Brings Out Record-Breaking Crowd in Boston



Boston seems to be feeling the Bern harder than any city the Vermont senator has visited to date — while 16,000 RSVP’d to tonight’s rally on Facebook, the 26,000 capacity Boston Convention Center was completely packed for tonight’s Bernie Sanders rally, and the overflow space outside of the convention center filled up quickly.


Before Sanders spoke, Symone Sanders (no relation), his national communications director, took the stage and asked the crowd if they were “ready to end mass incarceration of black people,” to which the crowd responded with thundering cheers. After encouraging the crowd to text “Bernie” to 82623 to join the campaign’s text alert list, Sanders handed the stage off to Jimmy O’Brien, president of the Boston Carmen’s union. O’Brien touted Sanders’ credentials for fighting for public infrastructure, and took a shot at Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker for trying to privatize Boston’s rail system, saying it would “make a bad situation worse.”

.....When Bernie finally took the stage to rousing applause, one of the first things he mentioned was the commitment of his supporters for reaching their new fundraising milestone of $26 million in the last quarter. According to the Sanders campaign, 650,000 supporters contributed 1 million times over the course of the campaign. 99 percent of Bernie’s donations were $100 or less. After shouting out his donors, Bernie took a jab at politicians whose campaigns are primarily funded by undisclosed donors and superPACs.

“I don’t have a superPAC, I don’t want a superPAC, I don’t represent the agenda of the billionaire class or of corporate America, and I don’t want their money,” Sanders said to rousing cheers and applause.

Bernie Sanders only has a SuperPack...with a k.




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Pics from Bernie's Boston rally from Twitter. Latest is 26,000 filled inside, 6,000 outside. (Original Post) madfloridian Oct 2015 OP
And, despite LWolf Oct 2015 #1
Yes, lots of teachers. madfloridian Oct 2015 #2
That's us. LWolf Oct 2015 #61
and as I posted elsewhere about LiberalElite Oct 2015 #5
I agree. It's getting to where endorsements mean little.. madfloridian Oct 2015 #6
Absolutely, count me as one of them. sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #42
The people they LWolf Oct 2015 #62
But he can't win... hifiguy Oct 2015 #3
Bigger. HooptieWagon Oct 2015 #76
What a wonderful and encouraging sight to see. All the dedicated supporters on the appalachiablue Oct 2015 #4
The ones on the bridge look so chilly. madfloridian Oct 2015 #8
'Fallish' chilly! Typical Boston too and they're active and excited so maybe not so appalachiablue Oct 2015 #9
Yep, My A/C Is Still On... ChiciB1 Oct 2015 #24
Turned off the A/C last night, just now turned it back on. Nice weather. madfloridian Oct 2015 #75
Yeah A Couple Of Nice Days... ChiciB1 Oct 2015 #96
I had to turn my heat on this morning a2liberal Oct 2015 #25
Great post, thank you! sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #43
HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Oct 2015 #7
Do you think he's peaked? artislife Oct 2015 #10
.... madfloridian Oct 2015 #13
In case you haven't met, I Love Free Speech TV Bear says hello to Vermont Bernie Bear! appalachiablue Oct 2015 #54
He sure is piqueing the interest of more and more Americans. sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #45
..... madfloridian Oct 2015 #49
Yup, up heah in Vermont, we have peak foliage and very piqued interest in Bernie! erronis Oct 2015 #69
anyone who still thinks that LiberalElite Oct 2015 #84
Bernie is Piqued as Hell demwing Oct 2015 #85
The Bernami ain't peaked Rosa Luxemburg Oct 2015 #93
Hey, I LOVE Bernie, I would be SO HAPPY if he got elected......but Peregrine Took Oct 2015 #11
That's a Hill rally, isn't it? SoapBox Oct 2015 #12
Thanks for posting this. russspeakeasy Oct 2015 #14
Glad to see this. GoneOffShore Oct 2015 #15
Wow. Wonderful to see. Thanks n/t azmom Oct 2015 #16
Great pics! I love Boston! beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #17
Haven't you heard about The Problem with Big Crowds? Old Crow Oct 2015 #18
Saw that. madfloridian Oct 2015 #21
oh...ohh... Marty McGraw Oct 2015 #26
ewww Ed Suspicious Oct 2015 #27
and literally took minutes Marty McGraw Oct 2015 #28
I feel a little bad about my post here now, actually. Old Crow Oct 2015 #36
oh, that is Hillarious Marty McGraw Oct 2015 #50
Me too - they have to improve response time LiberalElite Oct 2015 #83
oh, damn Marty McGraw Oct 2015 #31
Happy to learn this. Old Crow Oct 2015 #35
Absolutely! Thom won't have anyone on who won't take unscreened calls and questions. cui bono Oct 2015 #41
There are tons Doitnow Oct 2015 #89
Duplicate post, deleting. madfloridian Oct 2015 #90
Great idea. I have listened to a lot of them. madfloridian Oct 2015 #91
Yea I get the problem smilingwen Oct 2015 #34
Lol, that was the funniest thing I heard in a long time. Didn't they say the same thing sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #46
Big crowds are bad LondonReign2 Oct 2015 #60
To be fair, there is a point there. Large crowds only mean you're popular with the people. rhett o rick Oct 2015 #78
Because Hillary says she needs to talk to people one on one so she can "listen/" JDPriestly Oct 2015 #88
Bingo! You nailed it there; thanks. (N/T) Old Crow Oct 2015 #95
lol m-lekktor Oct 2015 #97
go bernie!!! nt restorefreedom Oct 2015 #19
Thanks for the photos. Go Bernie! GoneFishin Oct 2015 #20
Bernie!! AzDar Oct 2015 #22
Wow. Spectacular turnout. k&r AtomicKitten Oct 2015 #23
More amazing pics from cal04 post in Bernie forum. Outside crowd must be so cold. madfloridian Oct 2015 #29
Thanks a Bunch! Marty McGraw Oct 2015 #32
Hmmm Looks like it double posted. madfloridian Oct 2015 #44
More amazing pics from cal04 post in Bernie forum. Outside crowd must be so cold. madfloridian Oct 2015 #30
Thanks a Bunch! Marty McGraw Oct 2015 #33
Kicked and recommended to the Max! Enthusiast Oct 2015 #37
Coming in late - took my son to a football game. Fawke Em Oct 2015 #38
32,000. Amazing. It's up, but sound is terrible. madfloridian Oct 2015 #39
Here's the overflow crowd. Fawke Em Oct 2015 #40
That's the OVERFLOW???? Le Taz Hot Oct 2015 #64
WOW! 32, 000! sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #47
16,000 RSVPs Fawke Em Oct 2015 #48
Just saw another report in the Guardian confirming that number. sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #51
It's a combo of those in the hall, those in the overflow rooms and Fawke Em Oct 2015 #52
Thanks for posting that outside shot in Boston, Fawke Em. kenn3d Oct 2015 #72
Ha ha! This was on their flyers. LOL! Fawke Em Oct 2015 #53
Now that is funny. madfloridian Oct 2015 #59
Lol, btw Women For Bernie has gone from 64 followers on Twitter when they started sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #66
Awesom!.. Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #92
The money shot Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #55
Yep that is the money shot davidpdx Oct 2015 #65
It's an amazing crowd. madfloridian Oct 2015 #77
Awesome! Owl Oct 2015 #82
Looks like lots o' younguns and that does my old heart good! eom Stardust Oct 2015 #56
I see some bald and gray, too. Fawke Em Oct 2015 #58
Oh yeah, for sure there are plenty of those, too. But I thought, if the younguns will wait in the Stardust Oct 2015 #70
32,000 total inside and out ? Trajan Oct 2015 #57
Yep, that appears to be the verified number. madfloridian Oct 2015 #73
Wow, that is impressive! demmiblue Oct 2015 #63
FB page for Boston Rally, with a Spanish interview video artislife Oct 2015 #67
Video with sign language at Boston artislife Oct 2015 #68
Why is Bernie doing so great and is only getting greater? litlbilly Oct 2015 #71
Citizens United may let them (like the Koch's) spend any amount of money they can... StoneCarver Oct 2015 #86
He took time after to speak to the outside crowd. madfloridian Oct 2015 #74
Wow! If he ever comes to San Francisco, we would need to build a venue large enough! arcane1 Oct 2015 #79
Who needs public support and big, excited crowds... 99Forever Oct 2015 #80
So inspiring to see so many people there, everywhere he goes. sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #81
K&R. Amazing. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #87
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2015 #94
Truly Wonderful to See! KoKo Oct 2015 #98

LWolf

(46,179 posts)
1. And, despite
Sat Oct 3, 2015, 08:16 PM
Oct 2015

what the NEA and AFT presidents would like to pretend, there are large numbers of teachers in that SuperPack.

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)
5. and as I posted elsewhere about
Sat Oct 3, 2015, 08:50 PM
Oct 2015

union endorsements - there are many more union members than the elite "leaders".

It's interesting to me how the Dem elites in many areas of American life endorse HRC while the people they purportedly represent are increasingly for Bernie.

madfloridian

(88,117 posts)
6. I agree. It's getting to where endorsements mean little..
Sat Oct 3, 2015, 08:56 PM
Oct 2015

unless they come from the rank and file of the union.

 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
3. But he can't win...
Sat Oct 3, 2015, 08:42 PM
Oct 2015

so I have been told repeatedly right here at DU. It is to laugh.

These are Obama '08 kinds of crowds.

 

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)
76. Bigger.
Sun Oct 4, 2015, 02:09 PM
Oct 2015

Obamas largest Mass crowd was 10,000. And Bernies fundraising is a good bit ahead of Obamas at this point in time.

appalachiablue

(41,055 posts)
4. What a wonderful and encouraging sight to see. All the dedicated supporters on the
Sat Oct 3, 2015, 08:46 PM
Oct 2015

bridge and in the Boston center. The intro. speakers were outstanding, Symone, the woman with the nurses organization and the transport union representative. Terrific night in Boston. Great pix and post, thanks.

appalachiablue

(41,055 posts)
9. 'Fallish' chilly! Typical Boston too and they're active and excited so maybe not so
Sat Oct 3, 2015, 09:11 PM
Oct 2015

uncomfortable. Haven't seen that skyline or the Charles River in a while, hope to return before long. For the Obama Inaugural in Jan. 2008 I only wore a shorter jacket but hardly felt cold! from all the good cheer and great occasion.

ChiciB1

(15,435 posts)
24. Yep, My A/C Is Still On...
Sat Oct 3, 2015, 10:48 PM
Oct 2015

But we live in Florida and I've found that there is less time now when we DON'T have our air on. I lived here for a very long time and can remember which months I knew I could turn it off and open my windows, just for outside air. Whether it's less fresh now is another question, but I've always liked opening my windows when I can.

ChiciB1

(15,435 posts)
96. Yeah A Couple Of Nice Days...
Mon Oct 5, 2015, 10:37 AM
Oct 2015

October is a nice month, but I can remember times when I had the air on at Christmas. Not too many but it has happened.


appalachiablue

(41,055 posts)
54. In case you haven't met, I Love Free Speech TV Bear says hello to Vermont Bernie Bear!
Sun Oct 4, 2015, 03:10 AM
Oct 2015




I Love FSTV Bear is available through FSTV's current fund drive, and has the same maker I think, the VT Teddy Bear Co.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
45. He sure is piqueing the interest of more and more Americans.
Sun Oct 4, 2015, 02:17 AM
Oct 2015

Every day I see more supporters signing on to this campaign on Social Media. I used to try to follow all his supporters on Twitter, but just can't keep up anymore.

Peregrine Took

(7,408 posts)
11. Hey, I LOVE Bernie, I would be SO HAPPY if he got elected......but
Sat Oct 3, 2015, 09:16 PM
Oct 2015

How many of us have heard that line...especially on the progressive media.

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)
12. That's a Hill rally, isn't it?
Sat Oct 3, 2015, 09:35 PM
Oct 2015

Oh...rallies? What rallies.



Sorry, couldn't resist.

Go Bernie!

Go Berners!

Old Crow

(2,212 posts)
18. Haven't you heard about The Problem with Big Crowds?
Sat Oct 3, 2015, 10:06 PM
Oct 2015

They're bad! Because... umm... hold on a minute... I had the reason here somewhere. Okay, I forget why, but someone told me there's a problem with big crowds!



Not sure everyone will understand what I'm alluding to, so here's a link:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1107&pid=19964

Marty McGraw

(1,024 posts)
26. oh...ohh...
Sat Oct 3, 2015, 11:03 PM
Oct 2015

Shouldn't have showed me that. Just picked a scab and now i suppose I'll see the puss ooze out.

Marty McGraw

(1,024 posts)
28. and literally took minutes
Sat Oct 3, 2015, 11:27 PM
Oct 2015

For them to perma-block me from their... cauldron

amazing at how glued they are to their responders posts

Old Crow

(2,212 posts)
36. I feel a little bad about my post here now, actually.
Sun Oct 4, 2015, 12:28 AM
Oct 2015

I don't want to encourage people to comment on their graphic since it's in the Hillary Group, which is a safe haven.

That said, it's remarkable how quickly you got banned.

Also, I should mention that their original graphic was answered with a graphic of my own, so I think they've already gotten the message that Bernie supporters don't think very much of the "Problem with Big Crowds" graphic they posted. Link to the Bernista version of their graphic below.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/128057384

Marty McGraw

(1,024 posts)
31. oh, damn
Sat Oct 3, 2015, 11:54 PM
Oct 2015

I should have mentioned that Bernie has been doing one on ones for over a decade now on TH's Friday Radio Program

Old Crow

(2,212 posts)
35. Happy to learn this.
Sun Oct 4, 2015, 12:23 AM
Oct 2015

It's great news and a good testament to Bernie's belief in the democratic process.

cui bono

(19,926 posts)
41. Absolutely! Thom won't have anyone on who won't take unscreened calls and questions.
Sun Oct 4, 2015, 02:07 AM
Oct 2015

So Bernie is the only politician I can remember hearing on Thom's show. Every Friday for an hour (until the campaign started and unless there was a vote), he calls it Brunch with Bernie.

Thom did have a conversation with O'Malley recently that he aired. Unfortunately I wasn't able to hear it due to work. Hillary has an open invitation to come on as well...

Doitnow

(1,103 posts)
89. There are tons
Sun Oct 4, 2015, 08:02 PM
Oct 2015

of Brunch with Bernie weekly episodes on Youtube. Well worth listening to for a great overview of Bernie's main ideas as he speaks to callers to Thom's program. I hardly ever miss it.

smilingwen

(52 posts)
34. Yea I get the problem
Sun Oct 4, 2015, 12:08 AM
Oct 2015

If you don't spend the time to 'listen' you don't know how to tell them what they told you they wanted to hear. It's how you decide what positions to take (as long as it matches polling)

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
46. Lol, that was the funniest thing I heard in a long time. Didn't they say the same thing
Sun Oct 4, 2015, 02:19 AM
Oct 2015

about Obama?

 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
78. To be fair, there is a point there. Large crowds only mean you're popular with the people.
Sun Oct 4, 2015, 03:43 PM
Oct 2015

Since when has that mattered in politics. It's hard to make quid pro quo deals in large crowds.

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
88. Because Hillary says she needs to talk to people one on one so she can "listen/"
Sun Oct 4, 2015, 07:22 PM
Oct 2015

Hey! The reason Bernie attracts these crowds is that he has been talking to Americans 'ONE ON ONE" for years on Brunch with Bernie brought by Thom Hartmann and on Big Ed, Ed Schultz's shows.

Bernie has been talking to Americans and now Hillary has decided that is a good idea and is copying Bernie. (Just kidding.)

Hillary, here is how it is done:

Instead of giving paid speeches to rich people like Wall Street investors, you talk to ordinary Americans on the radio every week or close to every week.

And then, after you have asked them what they want changed in America, you write the platform, file your papers and run for office.

Bernie is in touch with the American people.

That's why he draws these crowds.

Fawke Em

(11,366 posts)
38. Coming in late - took my son to a football game.
Sun Oct 4, 2015, 12:50 AM
Oct 2015

But, the final counts with overflow I'm seeing is 32,000.

Would love to see the speech. Is it online anywhere?

I know it will be on BernieTV later, but would love to see it tonight. Need a cheer-me-up after our football team lost.

Fawke Em

(11,366 posts)
40. Here's the overflow crowd.
Sun Oct 4, 2015, 01:05 AM
Oct 2015

I think 32,000 is probably accurate.

This is YYYOOOUUGGGE!



(BTW, Boston is my second home. My husband family all live up there).

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
47. WOW! 32, 000!
Sun Oct 4, 2015, 02:21 AM
Oct 2015

Don't have a link to the speech yet. But that is a huge crowd. I thought it was supposed to be around 6,000!

Fawke Em

(11,366 posts)
52. It's a combo of those in the hall, those in the overflow rooms and
Sun Oct 4, 2015, 02:58 AM
Oct 2015

those outside.

I think the 26,000 is the combo of ALL those in the building. The additional 6,000 is the people outside.

kenn3d

(486 posts)
72. Thanks for posting that outside shot in Boston, Fawke Em.
Sun Oct 4, 2015, 01:02 PM
Oct 2015

I was just about to add that pic to the thread myself, because it really helps to tell the story of just how massive that Boston turnout was.
...and as usual, Bernie came outside after the rally and spoke to that huge overflow crowd that couldn't get inside to hear him.

If you combine the Boston rally with the @6000 from his Springfield rally earlier in the afternoon... roughly 30k turned out in Massachusetts in one day.


He's an amazing candidate.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
66. Lol, btw Women For Bernie has gone from 64 followers on Twitter when they started
Sun Oct 4, 2015, 10:48 AM
Oct 2015

their account to over 10,000 a few months later! I remember when they started and posted it in the Bernie forum.

Bernie has long coat tails.

Fawke Em

(11,366 posts)
58. I see some bald and gray, too.
Sun Oct 4, 2015, 04:14 AM
Oct 2015

They know how to get out the vote, so that does my middle-aged heart some good, too!

Stardust

(3,894 posts)
70. Oh yeah, for sure there are plenty of those, too. But I thought, if the younguns will wait in the
Sun Oct 4, 2015, 12:29 PM
Oct 2015

cold to see Bernie, they just might get out there and vote, too. And we need to impress on them how crucial their primary votes, down-ballot votes, and mid-term votes are, too. Like Bernie says, he can't do it alone, he needs like-minded congress members more than ever to effect the radical changes he espouses.

Go Bernie!

 

Trajan

(19,089 posts)
57. 32,000 total inside and out ?
Sun Oct 4, 2015, 03:58 AM
Oct 2015

That eclipses the previous high tally at the Moda Center in Portland Oregon ...

Awesome ! ... Boston is an amazing city ... Love that town !

 

artislife

(9,497 posts)
67. FB page for Boston Rally, with a Spanish interview video
Sun Oct 4, 2015, 11:04 AM
Oct 2015

Just wanted to point out the Spanish interview between two Spanish speaking attendees. You will see it on the left side of the page.

Also, a running time capsule of the event with loads of posts. (The What about Palestine people said they were kicked out but I saw them in Seattle. Who knows.) The photos and posters are great and you can read how they updated each other.

https://www.facebook.com/Boston-For-Bernie-976503942390568/timeline/

 

litlbilly

(2,227 posts)
71. Why is Bernie doing so great and is only getting greater?
Sun Oct 4, 2015, 12:44 PM
Oct 2015

We are all part of this. When a new person finds Bernie, they stay and no amount of Koch bothers money will change that. Once we get him elected, it is up to us to push for the things we need. That's what the enthusiasm is about, he not only won't forget us once he's in office, but he will still depend on us to get stuff done. At least that's why I'm so excited. Let's see how the M$M dismisses all of this.

 

StoneCarver

(249 posts)
86. Citizens United may let them (like the Koch's) spend any amount of money they can...
Sun Oct 4, 2015, 06:37 PM
Oct 2015

...but they still only have one vote. And corporations have NO VOTE. They don't get to vote! It is up to us. It's ours to lose.
Stonecarver

madfloridian

(88,117 posts)
74. He took time after to speak to the outside crowd.
Sun Oct 4, 2015, 01:49 PM
Oct 2015
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bernie-sanders-true-believers-pack-boston-campaign-event/story?id=34230127

"You guys are the true believers," Sanders said, addressing those in the dark outside who gave him a celebrity's welcome after his hour and half speech inside the arena.

"Thank you for freezing out here," he continued standing on a platform with a microphone and waving to the crowd over their cheers. "Were you able to see the speech?

.......The line to get into the Boston event was at one point five blocks long. A team of nearly 300 volunteers ran up and down it, signing people up on the campaign mailing list as they waited. More volunteers were stationed at entry tables with computers logging contact information, handing out donation forms, and selling merchandise –- more than $13,000 worth in total, according to the campaign. Many in the crowd brought homemade signs.

..... "The energy has just gotten so strong," said Raymond Bazydlo from Essex, New York, who said he has been to several of Sanders' campaign events along the East Coast. "I see the crowds seem to be getting younger and the enthusiasm is getting greater."

Dorthody Albrecht, a teacher from Holyoke, Massachusetts, said because she is from Massachusetts, which neighbors Sanders' home state of Vermont, she has been aware of Sanders' record for some time.

"I support Bernie Sanders, because I feel he is not bought," she said.


 

arcane1

(38,613 posts)
79. Wow! If he ever comes to San Francisco, we would need to build a venue large enough!
Sun Oct 4, 2015, 04:34 PM
Oct 2015

Although there's always Golden Gate Park

99Forever

(14,524 posts)
80. Who needs public support and big, excited crowds...
Sun Oct 4, 2015, 04:41 PM
Oct 2015

...when you've got billionaires and "super delegates"? Plus the clowns in DC with the single digit approval ratings?

( <------ for the completely clueless)

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
87. K&R. Amazing.
Sun Oct 4, 2015, 07:08 PM
Oct 2015

Harvard, Boston University, just two schools there for starts.

Bernie is going to win this thing.

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