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Related: About this forumABC reporters says NYPD puts the attendance at 11,000 not 27,000. HRC ROOM
Josh Einiger ?@JoshEiniger7 10m10 minutes ago Manhattan, NY
Josh Einiger Retweeted
#NYPD says crowd in #WashingtonSquare more like 11,500: 6500 in park, about 5000 overflow. #BernieSanders #abc7ny https://twitter.com/berniesanders/status/720416312619438080
DemonGoddess
(4,640 posts)of course the spin is for more than double, but ya know...HORSE RACE. RATINGS.
SunSeeker
(51,643 posts)But no one is proving a link for that 48k figure, and the 27k figure came straight from the BS campaign.
The only independent estimate I saw reported was 11,500:
http://abc7ny.com/politics/bernie-sanders-holds-big-rally-in-washington-square-park/1288865/
And of course, the rally was held at NYU, to be closer to BS's base. As is typical at BS rallies, most of the audience was young:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/bernie-sanders-kicks-off-star-studded-massive-rally/story?id=38377917
The student population at New York University is 57,245. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_University NYU is a huge University. So, I would imagine the bulk of the attendees were NYU students.
stopbush
(24,396 posts)Kber
(5,043 posts)Math isnt everybody's thing.
Rose Siding
(32,623 posts)per the NYDailyNews: Bernie Sanders a fantasist whos at passionate war with reality
Cha
(297,501 posts)Thank you, Rose~
IamMab
(1,359 posts)Now you'll never convince any Sanders supporter that the number was less than 27K.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)SharonClark
(10,014 posts)TMontoya
(369 posts)Ok, he's got 30k votes, Hillary has over 1 million.
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)Doesn't look at all like 27,000!
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,136 posts)fleabiscuit
(4,542 posts)UtahLib
(3,179 posts)yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)$2.70 campaign donation solicitations.
$27.00 average contributions.
27,000 attendees.
Any cabalists out there?
wisteria
(19,581 posts)Democrats Ascendant
(601 posts)A big fat lie....
Oh, and I think you meant: Kabbalists. (or did you.... ).
Anyhow, let's not impugn this Jewish sect, please.
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)Maximum individual contribution to presidential candidates during primary (whether the Bernie campaign knows it or not):
$2,700 !
cabalist - one skilled in esoteric doctrine or mysterious art
Gothmog
(145,481 posts)lostnfound
(16,189 posts)It would be thematically consistent
wisteria
(19,581 posts)They have to keep the peace. And, besides why would they lie?
wisteria
(19,581 posts)That is what CNN and MSNBC are reporting. A huge amount of spin going on tonight in Sander's favor. But, the idea that Sander's crowd is larger than Obama's was is highly suspect, Sander's is no Obama. And, we all know, large crowds don't equal votes.
BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)this country and the American people. Look how much broadcast time Trump has been getting from the start. He's useless and a weak candidate for the presidency, but he got all the facetime. So also with Sanders.
Thank the heavens for the internet and progressive - truly progressive blogs where they actually make sense - have risen and are now able to analyze and fact-check in a few seconds. It goes to show how dead our once great 4th estate now is.
wisteria
(19,581 posts)Tarheel_Dem
(31,237 posts)to outpace Obama's 2008 crowd is just par for the course.
Cha
(297,501 posts)Hillary Clinton.
Bet they all feel really special like they're pulling off a big scam.. good thing for America it's all a bunch of Hogwash.
SunSeeker
(51,643 posts)I mean, if you are just going to repeat what the campaign says, you're not being a journalist, you're a press release reader.
Cha
(297,501 posts)thing.. and what ever else she suspects about BS.
Oh and saying they have a "path to the nomination..". There was some story she was doing about sanders not too long ago that the fans threw her under the bus.. where is her skepticism?
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)TMontoya
(369 posts)I wonder how many of those who showed up today are actually eligible to vote in the primary? My guess is the standard half.
KewlKat
(5,624 posts)saying 27,000 folks.............
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)BlueMTexpat
(15,370 posts)this overhead looks like there were a lot fewer people than 27,000 in attendance.
So I tend to believe the police's estimate, rather than estimates of those who are biased in Bernie's favor.
Whatever ... just another nail in Bernie's coffin of truth, IMO.
Although Bernie's campaign is pulling out all the stops to see whether it can get the rules for the NY primary changed between now and next Tuesday, the likelihood of their being able to do that is about as good as Bernie's chances of winning in NY.
I am braced for things to be exceptionally nasty on DU from now through next Tuesday, and perhaps even worse after next Tuesday's results.
fleabiscuit
(4,542 posts)Tarc
(10,476 posts)Democrats Ascendant
(601 posts)all the MILLIONS and GAJILLIONS that voted in the western caucuses, but didn't get counted towards the popular vote lead Sanders actually has over Clinton....
#FeelDumbMath