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Bernie Sanders

merrily

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10. OT, but I think that estimate of last night's total crowd was way low, if you count overflow.

Reply to MannyGoldstein (Reply #5)

Sun Oct 4, 2015, 09:42 AM

Oct 2015

For some reason, the campaign stuck doggedly to an estimate of 20,000 inside the main "room" of the Convention Center. Building code, maybe? Rental agreement?

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Bernie who? Why does TV media ignore Sanders even as he tops polls? [View all] merrily Oct 2015 OP

Our stealth candidate is doing just fine Demeter Oct 2015 #1

"stealth candidate" LiberalElite Oct 2015 #8

Our media & government is owned/controlled by big money newfie11 Oct 2015 #2

Yep. The last thing they want is for the truth to come out--and be wildly popular. merrily Oct 2015 #3

He promises to come for their fair share...they think that's unreasonable HereSince1628 Oct 2015 #13

Blasphemy, that's why. Smarmie Doofus Oct 2015 #4

Excellent point. Ad buys benefit owners of media. merrily Oct 2015 #9

OTOH, there were 25,000 or so bits of good news in Boston yesterday MannyGoldstein Oct 2015 #5

OT, but I think that estimate of last night's total crowd was way low, if you count overflow. merrily Oct 2015 #10

And when.. cannabis_flower Oct 2015 #15

Why am I not surprised? Thank heaven for Bernie2016 TV. merrily Oct 2015 #20

I was interviewed by channel 7 reporter after PuraVidaDreamin Oct 2015 #6

Cool!! darkangel218 Oct 2015 #7

"Little support in the Senate" is a blatant lie. Senate Democrats and Republicans praise him, for merrily Oct 2015 #11

Seriously, I'm not surprised in the least bit, and I'm just Joe Citizen. Why the hell are the Ed Suspicious Oct 2015 #19

MSM blacklists Bernie & a vast majority of Democrats poll that he is unelectable? Correlation maybe? cpompilo Oct 2015 #12

"Correlation maybe?" Ya think? merrily Oct 2015 #14

I'm glad he's taking a few days off. DamnYankeeInHouston Oct 2015 #16

The fix is in sellitman Oct 2015 #17

I agree, to a point. All of this means only that we have to try harder to get out the word and share merrily Oct 2015 #21

Bernie's Media Blackout. Top "News" Sites Quick Review. leftcoastmountains Oct 2015 #18

lcm, with how faithful and ninja you are, I'd take you over the White House Press Corps. merrily Oct 2015 #22