Sanders to rally in Los Angeles -- another fervent crowd expected [live updates]

[tomm2thumbs]

Last edited Wed Mar 23, 2016, 10:17 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: LA Times

Sanders, who will rally Wednesday night in Los Angeles at the Wiltern Theatre, drew 10,000 supporters in San Diego on Tuesday who came to hear his populist speech peppered with staples of his candidacy: income inequality, free college tuition, the need to overhaul the criminal justice system. <snip>

Even as he trails Clinton in delegates, Sanders has remained formidable when it comes to fundraising. In February, he raised $43.5 million compared with $30.1 million for Clinton. "He has the money, so there really is no incentive to drop out," said Nathan L. Gonzales, a campaign analyst with the nonpartisan Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report. “He’s in the twilight of his career, getting attention for issues he’s fought for over the years. He has the incentive to stay." <snip>

"There will come a point when Democrats need to unify behind the nominee and take on a really tricky threat in Donald Trump," Bill Burton, a Clinton backer who served as deputy White House press secretary in the Obama administration, said of the likely GOP nominee. "But it doesn't have to be right now." He said Clinton remaining in the 2008 primary until the late spring of that year was a positive for the party headed into the fall, boosting enthusiasm for the presidential contest and helping register new voters.

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-bernie-sanders-los-angeles-20160323-story.html

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Here is the link to live updates:
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-20160323-htmlstory.html

[tomm2thumbs]

1. "Clinton remaining in the 2008 primary until late spring of that year was a positive for the party"

makes complete sense to me

[DrBulldog]

2. And Bernie will be in Portland mid-day Friday, March 25, at the Moda Center!

Probably over 25,000 will come. Just another normal Oregon crowd.

Welcome to the "American Oasis", Bernie!

[tomm2thumbs]

3. thanks for that info - no doubt YUUUUUGE -- wish he'd do Hollywood Bowl too

I'm sure it'd fill up in a heartbeat

[me b zola]

6. The Rose Garden

It is the Rose Garden.

Rock it out, Bernie!

[Duckfan]

4. What? Not going to the Rose Garden?

??????????

[me b zola]

7. March 25th at the Rose Garden

Someone posted upthread but incorrectly listed the venue

[Viva_La_Revolution]

11. Rose quarter now called Moda center

Edit: 9:45 am
DATE:Friday, March 25, 2016
ADD TO CALENDAR
HOST:Bernie Sanders
LOCATION:Moda Center (Portland, OR)
1 N Center Court
Portland, OR 97227
https://go.berniesanders.com/page/event/detail/rally/4gv7z

[me b zola]

14. I am aware of the new name that has been placed on the Rose Garden

...but it is the Rose Garden.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

15. lol. ya stinker

[me b zola]

16. PDX love, baby

[GreatGazoo]

5. wiltern is not big enough - 1800 seats

[TexasBushwhacker]

21. Yes, but the primary is still a couple of months away

My guess is this is just the first rally on LA.

[Califonz]

8. How come after donating $$$$ to Bernie

I find out about this on DU instead of from an email from his campaign HQ? I'm less than 50 miles from the event.

Where's my front row seat?

Bernie is too egalitarian!

[tomm2thumbs]

9. Probably will be getting a bigger venue set up before inviting the masses

I'm hoping a stadium or the Hollywood Bowl? The Forum? Staples Center? Rose Bowl? LA Coliseum?

[Pauldg47]

12. I hope we can get two thirds of delegates.

[SoapBox]

10. The LA Times, that DAILY has a front page Rump article...

Which makes me totally nutso...

"hear his populist speech peppered with staples of his candidacy: income inequality, free college tuition, the need to overhaul the criminal justice system."

Arghhh! Why the hell is it always necessary for these publications (ya, I know) to use the same SCARY verbiage...populist, peppered, socialist...blah, blah, blah.

So when Hill "evolves" or just flat out copies Bernie's cocsistent campaign themes, it's ok?

This crap is so tiresome.

[abelenkpe]

13. The Wiltern can't hold a Bernie sized crowd.

[jmowreader]

17. It can hold the percentage of the Bernie crowd who'll get off their asses and vote

Today's Political Lesson: putting all your political eggs in the basket of the demographic LEAST likely to vote is bad, m'kay?

[chwaliszewski]

18. Feeling a little cocky, are we?

Hillary ain't getting my vote. You're welcome.

[jmowreader]

19. Not at all

You have noticed the 285-delegate spread between Hillary and Bernie, right? Or that he's 11 percent below his cumulative delegate target so far? Bernie's doing a GREAT job at getting people to rallies. Unfortunately, Hillary is doing better at getting them to the polls - which translates to delegates. In Philadelphia, delegates are ALL that matters.

[abelenkpe]

20. How ugly and pathetic

That you need to pick fights with people you don't know online. That wont change minds or votes. Might help democrats lose though.