'Bernie Sanders Draws More Supporters Than Every Republican Candidate'!

[sabrina 1]

Bernie Sanders Draws More Supporters Than Every Republican Candidate as 4,500 Fill Rally

Actually according to Bernie's twitter acct, the number was 5,500. But regardless, he is beating Repubs everywhere he goes wrt to the enthusiasm and the crowds he is drawing.

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Bernie Sanders drew a bigger crowd than any Republican candidate, as 4,500 supporters filled his event in Denver.

According to the Sanders campaign:

Thousands of cheering and chanting Coloradans – one of the biggest crowds for any presidential candidate so far this campaign – showed up here on Saturday night to hear Bernie Sanders tell them they were sending a message to the billionaire class that “‘You can’t have it all. This is our country too.'”

He's a political Rock Star now, as Bill Maher said. But he isn't letting it go to his head:

When the crowd chanted his name, Bernie stopped them. “This campaign is not about me,” he said. “It is not about Hillary Clinton or any other candidate,” he added. “This campaign is about you, your kids and your parents. It is about creating a political movement of millions of people who stand up and loudly proclaim that this nation belongs to all of us and not just a handful of billionaires.”

NOTHING can get done in this country until the money is taken out of politics so we can get real Representatives of the people, who are beholden to the PEOPLE.

Bernie knows this. It's like building a house, first you have to lay the foundation. Up to now, we've ignored the foundation and we've been building on sand, by supporting Big Money in every campaign.

We have to go back to the source of the problems first. THEN we can start getting things done.

No more obstructionism by those who are working for Corporations.

No more 'reaching across the aisle' to shake hands with the ENEMIES of the people.

Bernie Sanders points directly at the Republicans and BLAMES them for what they are doing to this country.

Imagine if we had a real government of the people?

We can have it but it's up to us.

[daleanime]

1. K&R.....

[arcane1]

2. And we are running out of opportunities to get big money out of politics!

We can't wait 8 more years.

[sabrina 1]

3. No we can't. This may be the last opportunity we have for a long time.

I have a feeling he didn't really want to run for president, but saw the way things were going. There really is no one else who can do it. No one with the long record to prove he isn't just talking. Many voters have lost faith realizing that campaign talk doesn't result in action unfortunately.

So it had to be someone who has been consistent all of his political life.

They are trying, but it's hard for them since his record is right there to hit back with;

He is the right person at the right time.

Now we'll see if the people accept his offer.

[arcane1]

5. Citizens United seemed like the last straw.

That if the Kochs and Wall Street get their way in 2016, there would be no turning back. I think he saw that too.

[sabrina 1]

19. Yes I agree. I think he sees even more than we do, how bad things are and how a correction is needed

now, before there is no turning back. So he made the decision, probably a sacrifice for him but he loves this country and the people,, so he accepted the burden imo.

[Betty Karlson]

36. Agreed.

Drastic measures, and several small political landslides are needed. Parties need to be reforme as well as the country, as well as constituent states, and several systems (public education, political financing, the banking system) need an overhaul.

Don't think that a win in 2016 is the end of your efforts. That would be little more than "getting the chance to work your behind off for the next four years while incessantly fighting a group of very sour losers".

[DhhD]

38. Right. 2016=one third of a new Congress that backs Bernie. 2018=another one third that backs

President Sanders. 2020=the next third that backs the principles of democracy. During these three elections, We the People, need to debate, the bought off losers and Extremists, in town hall settings.

[Betty Karlson]

42. In a respectful way, obviously.

Sanders has shown the power of a reasoned and to-the-point iteration of the main talking points. No need for big words and negative messages; just consistently showing who is hurting and why that is. - And what may be done to heal the sick nation.

[CountAllVotes]

4. Go Bermie Go!!!

& recommend!!!

[Enthusiast]

7. Kicked and recommended a whole bunch!

[SoapBox]

8. My favorite fringe, socialist, lefty candidate!

Bernie's the Best.

[sabrina 1]

18. Bernie is a winner. He's been winning elections for decades. So the very idea that he is

'unelectable' is just plain stupid.

I was just told now that 'anyone could beat these Republicans, a cat I believe was the example.

I thought that was odd since just a couple of weeks ago, were we not told that it had to be Hillary in the primaries because Bernie could not defeat the Republicans???

It's interesting how the goal posts keep moving, I have to say, as he knocks down the 'predictions' one after another.

[Fritz Walter]

10. And the icing on the cake

He didn't have to pay them to be there!

[Scuba]

12. +1

[backscatter712]

11. B-b-but Bernie has an enthusiasm gap!

Tell that to us Denverites who packed the gym, and the atrium, AND the lacrosse stands at the University of Denver to see him speak!

[appalachiablue]

13. But he doesn't have MONEY!!!!

[sabrina 1]

35. And 'he can't beat the Republicans'!

[DrBulldog]

14. Bernie's right: we should not be shouting "Bernie! Bernie! Bernie".

We should all be screaming "Vote! Vote! Vote! Vote! Vote! Vote!".

[calimary]

16. Welcome to DU, DrBulldog!

Glad you're here! You are SPOT-ON! We should all be screaming "Vote! Vote! Vote! Vote! Vote! Vote!".

+ a BILLION!!!

We ALL need to come out and vote, hopefully united as a party when it's time to vote. Behind Bernie, or Hillary, or whatever Dem is going to be our nominee. I don't even care. I'll actively support EITHER ONE. Hillary supporter but they're BOTH great! And if it's him over her for the nomination, I am SO THERE! Hey, last I heard, so is Bernie. He's already stated flat-out he's not going to be a spoiler, whatever happens. I believe him and I sure thank him for that! I think Hillary would do likewise if Bernie got the nod. She sure got behind Barack Obama when it became clear that he was gonna be the nominee.

We ALSO need to come out in MORE THAN droves - ALL-of-us because we not only have to win, we have to make sure it's not close enough to steal. Because with these bad guys we're up against, steal it they will, if there's even a shade of a chance that they could.

[sabrina 1]

20. We are, we are going to be working very hard to get non voters to register and vote for Bernie.

Many gave up on the system, but he will bring back people imo. Not just because of his talk, but we can prove to them that he is not just TALK, he has a long record to back up what he says.

Welcome to DU btw.

[MisterP]

34. "stop bending us over while we applaud because it's 'our team' doing it" is a bit unwieldy, though

[McCamy Taylor]

15. But my cat's hairballs draw more support than every GOP candidate.

Because every GOP candidate is lame.

Seriously, the comparison does a disservice to Sanders.

[sabrina 1]

17. What I notice is how the dialogue regarding Bernie Sanders keeps changing. Airc, not so long ago

we were told that even if he got the nomination, he couldn't win the GE because 'of all the money' the Republicans had, iow he could not beat a Republican.

Before that after he announced we were told that the excitement of the announcement would be gone in a few days because 'people don't stay interested unless there is something going on' and, the theory was, Bernie would be forgotten in a week or so and we would be back to focusing on 'HOW TO BEAT THE REPUBLICANS' and that there was only ONE person in the entire country who could do that.

OUR argument was the one YOU just put forward, but it was dismissed. Republicans would Beat Bernie we were told.

So call this OP and many others, just ticking off all the wrong predictions one by one.

Btw, if ANYONE can beat the Republicans and their money why were people so worried about Bernie winning the Primary?

[arcane1]

21. And Bernie wants to be able to start debating republicans NOW

He has the truth on his side

[sabrina 1]

22. He will wipe the floor with every one of them, and they know it. Which is why they are hiding from

him! Lol!

[snagglepuss]

23. Woo Hoo

k and r

[backscatter712]

24. Bernie event: 5,500. Santorum event: 1. Trump: 300*

* 300 paid actors, that is...

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

26. haha, Bernie will dominate the field. He's just getting started and doing it without having to rely on dirty cash. Go Bernie!

[sabrina 1]

39. One! For Santorum. and Rent-a-Crowd for Trump! It's hilarious, isn't it?

I wonder was that ONE for Santorum a relative?

[SaranchaIsWaiting]

44. lol. A relative coming for that 5 bucks Santorum borrowed.

[raouldukelives]

25. K&R Only thing against him is virtually every dollar in Wall St.

Oh, and the largest and most seductive propaganda machines and mouthpieces in the history of mankind are all in the pocket of Wall St as well.
So there's that.
Thank the stars for the internet and for this last bastion of free press and free thought and of course, good champions of democracy like yourself and Mr. Sanders.

[sabrina 1]

28. Yes the smear machines will be working overtime to try to stop him. They already have begun.

But hopefully the people have had enough of their lies and smears and corruption and Bernie's record is long enough and good enough that it is going to be very hard for them to get away with it.

Still, it will be necessary to have a fast response to the inevitable lies, to confront them right away because propaganda sadly, does work.

[MrMickeysMom]

27. I was watching an interview via a DU post on "getting the message" to young voters...

… and, the interviewer actually used the popularity of Rand Paul when addressing this demographic. Sanders answer was something akin to how hard we are working on that and Facebook, etc.

I can't believe there is a comparison this way, but I don't follow the pre-election statistics and strategy. It's more important to register to vote, I agree.

The message will get out and be heard. As far as RP is concerned, what possible numbers are we talking about to compare with him?

[sabrina 1]

29. Actually I think his father was the one young people related to back when he was the only Repub who

had opposed the war and seemed to be very sincere about it. I think that is who they might have meant.

Bernie has a virtual army on Social Media, growing every day. In fact, if you want to gain followers on Twitter, just be a Bernie supporter. It's amazing. I, eg, gained over 200 followers in less than two weeks since I turned my acct into a Bernie supporter acct.

[MrMickeysMom]

30. I guess I'm not up to that level of technology...

I'd have to twitter via my MacBook Pro. I don't have an iPhone or anything like it to be into that level of social media.

I wish I could retire and go full fledge, but maybe when I tech up late this year I'll re-visit this question.

[sabrina 1]

31. You don't have to be tech savvy to be on Twitter eg. Just sign up for an account, then ask DUers for

help finding people for Bernie to follow. As soon as you follow them, you just have to re tweet/post their tweets/posts and the word gets around to thousands of people.

I can't keep up with all the new groups who supporting him. There is one for every state eg '@AlabamaForBernie' etc. And minority groups '@LatinosForBernie' eg.

There are 'women4Bernie' 'milleniums4Bernie' and so many, many more.

Let me know if you want to use a twitter acct, it is fun and exciting to see the huge support he is getting on Social Media.

[MrMickeysMom]

32. Thanks, Sabrina… I will give this some thought...

Actually, I HAVE a twitter account, but I'm what they say, an inactive person on it. Perhaps this is the push I need.

[sabrina 1]

33. I have had one for years, but used it mostly to get news, by following newsworthy people. It is a

great tool for, eg, following stories like the Egyptian revolution. I was following people who were right there and often knew what was going on before the news media.

Now I use it to follow the Ferguson protests, and there many, and for Bernie and the TPP eg.

Think about it. There are a lot of DUers there too, who are for Bernie. I see it this way, he won't have money for ads, the MSM isn't going to be helping him.

But WE can, by spreading the word as far and as wide as we can, and it is working. THAT is how people know about his events, people on Social Media are making sure they know. We are like his free ad campaign lol! It's something I can do, I can't be at all of his events, but I can still help to keep the momentum going.

[MrMickeysMom]

48. Okay, I just think I "followed" him...

I'll see what happens.

[sabrina 1]

49. Lol, good for you!

[turbinetree]

37. These two sentences say it all

"No more obstructionism by those who are working for Corporations."

"No more 'reaching across the aisle' to shake hands with the ENEMIES of the people"

And I might add those 28 DINO'S that sided with the trade" deal" and if there any senators that support this "deal" this Tuesday then they need to be primaried also.

He has and will continue to speak about the ISSUES and now everyone is trying to jump on the band wagon or the train that is picking up steam----------to late, those that are currently running on this populism look like they are going through the motions in a big farcical play-------forget the right wing they have no clue-----none

Go Bernie---------Honk for a political revolution Bernie 2016

[marym625]

40. K&R

[KoKo]

41. .....!

[azmom]

43. The people for Bernie

[BeanMusical]

45. Kick and R

[NuttyFluffers]

46. we truly need to unite against $ > votes.

to put that before the chant of your own name is a good sign.

[Bubzer]

47. Just sent his campaign a donation

I hope he visits my state. I'd love to attend a rally.

[sabrina 1]

50. Thank you for doing that. He will definitely need all the help we can give him. I hope he visits NY

also.