OMG!!! Sanders has held over 108 events in Iowa to Hillary's 84.

[berni_mccoy]

And he's had an average of 4-5 times the number of attendees than Clinton! Now THAT'S a ground game! Just now being discussed on MSNBC. They are saying Sanders is the energy and momentum candidate and this is the great underestimation of the Clinton campaign. They also discussed that her campaign underestimated how Sanders would spend his money (more wisely than Clinton).

No wonder her campaign is freaking out. They've committed more resources than they wanted to in Iowa and they're still going to lose.

[beam me up scottie]

1. But he's "old"and "slipping" according to her supporters.

[roguevalley]

15. someone called him a 'crusty old jew' the other day

[beam me up scottie]

17. Jesus Christ.

I thought "shifty Sanders" and Israel's #1 shill were bad.

[roguevalley]

20. it was my pleasure to be on that jury and bury that mother fucker

[beam me up scottie]

22. Can you pm me the link?

And thank you, that person should be banned imo.

[roguevalley]

24. I will try and find it, scottie. :D

[beam me up scottie]

28. Check your inbox for the jury results. :)

[Sheepshank]

32. here, let me help with the context you re unlikely to publically provide

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511059908

see response #5 and #10

[Sheepshank]

25. ahh the old out of context game

how nasty and of course totally predictable. You've done this twice now.

[synergie]

2. You seem to be a bit breathless, take a beat and breathe, you can still be all excited

about your lack of understanding of what a ground game consists of, but well oxygenated too! I'm sure all of Bernie's speeches speak about how he's way better than his candidates, and wiser, more handsome and dapper too. That's what people say at their campaign rallies and why people go to see them.

[beam me up scottie]

4. Wow that's quite a load of straw you have there.

Smells like it's been used as bedding for bulls too.

Did you have to pay extra for the bullshit?

[roguevalley]

16. they never counter with fact, just insults. that is the mark of a dying campaign.

[synergie]

38. You never make any statements that are even fact based, this level of hysteria is the

the mark of supporters who know little of what they speak.

You guys never bother with anything other than hysteria and insults.

[roguevalley]

50. have a puppy

[beam me up scottie]

52. More irony!

You guys never bother with anything other than hysteria and insults.

Have you read your posts?

[KittyWampus]

19. Straw? Do you know what "ground game" means? Hint- it has NOTHING to do

with how many events a candidate has.

[beam me up scottie]

21. WHOOOOOOOOOSH!

[KittyWampus]

23. Since you apparently just open threads that seem to praise Sanders without reading them...

Since you didn't bother to read further than the OP title,

here's the first sentence:

And he's had an average of 4-5 times the number of attendees than Clinton! Now THAT'S a ground game!

[beam me up scottie]

27. Since you apparently responded to my post without reading what I was referring to let me help:

I'm sure all of Bernie's speeches speak about how he's way better than his candidates, and wiser, more handsome and dapper too. That's what people say at their campaign rallies and why people go to see them.

In case you don't recognize it that's a classic

[KittyWampus]

31. LOLZ! Still haven't accepted the FACT nothing in the OP is about "ground game"

even though the OP uses that very phrase in the first line?

But play around posting irrelevant, over sized graphics if you like.

You are projecting your own lack of argument.

[beam me up scottie]

33. LULZ! Still can't grok the fact that I was responding to the STRAWMAN about Bernie and not the op?

I even reposted the EXACT words for you.

Try to keep up Kitty.

[synergie]

41. That wasn't a strawman, it was a joke. Get a grip learn what words mean and work on

that need to play the victim to excuse your nastiness.

[beam me up scottie]

46. A joke?

You post a mean spirited and petty parody of Bernie and his supporters and then complain about other's "nastiness"?

And you think I'm the one playing the victim?

Get a grip learn what words mean and work on that need to play the victim to excuse your nastiness.

[synergie]

39. That seems to be a very familiar sensation for you.

[beam me up scottie]

47. Watching you guys miss the point? Why yes. Yes it is.

Thanks for noticing, glad I'm not the only one.

[synergie]

54. No, dear, your reading ability seems to be failing you again here, but it's okay,

you seem to enjoy the "swhoooshing" you describe rather often as your posts demonstrate. Enjoy the breeze, and no you're not the only only who notices how well you describe a sensation you're awfully familiar with from personal experience.

[beam me up scottie]

55. The only whooshing sound I'm used to hearing is the point sailing over your head at Mach1.

It's quite deafening and since it happens so frequently I may have to invest in some good earplugs.

[synergie]

56. Yes, I'm quite sure it's very deafening, standing where you are and missing the point as often

as you do, must take its toll. It's too bad that you don't seem to understand that the "whoosing" that you admit is so frequent and so deafening that you require ear plugs is something felt by the person who misses the point.

Those of us observing you don't hear the sounds you're complaining about.

That loud whoosh that this post caused is you not understanding what you just confessed to.


Invest in those earplugs, your dedication to missing every point is harmful to your hearing, given how often you say and show you experience the whooshing, you're probably already suffering from damage.

You poor deaf thing! Hope you feel better soon.

[beam me up scottie]

57. Tl; dr. Mwah! Kisses!

[fleur-de-lisa]

29. Jury voted 0-7 to LEAVE IT

On Mon Jan 25, 2016, 12:40 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

Wow that's quite a load of straw you have there.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1063146

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

This response is over the top and abusive, this person has nothing of substance to add to the conversation but rather acts as a malicious disruptor. Hide this over the top post.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Mon Jan 25, 2016, 12:48 PM, and the Jury voted 0-7 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: It was a response to an over the top post. If the provocation wasn't hidden, I see no reason why the response should be.

Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Not really a personal attack of any kind. Seems fine.

Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: It's not that bad. Grow a thicker skin.

Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: The post this is a reply to should have been the one hidden.

Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: As BMUS says:

Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: The post BMUScottie was responding to (post by Synergie) was far more abusive, malicious and rude. Why didn't you alert on that post?

Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given

[beam me up scottie]

34. Oh dear! Someone has to sit in the corner for 24 hours.

Thank you, good jurors!

[Kalidurga]

30. Oooh oooh I know something about this.

One summer I worked on a farm. I was a cow patty hunter. We that is my cousin and I had to go out and find dried cow patties and bag them they were sold to be made into fertilizer. So, yes you do have to pay extra for bullshit and cow shit too. It cost a lot more than straw I can guarantee you that.

[beam me up scottie]

35. Thank you!

I get horseshit for free since we own two gay burners but I do hope our friends aren't paying too much for theirs.

[synergie]

36. If you're smelling straw and BS, you should look about yourself for

whatever you might have stepped in your breathless run to share the hysteria.

You BS folks provide so much fertilizer, whyever would anyone need to pay for what you so generously provide all over DU?

[beam me up scottie]

44. If your post isn't bullshit you can show me proof of the following, no?

I'm sure all of Bernie's speeches speak about how he's way better than his candidates, and wiser, more handsome and dapper too. That's what people say at their campaign rallies and why people go to see them.

I'll wait for you to post that, in the meantime if the foo shits...

[cali]

5. Uh, you really know very little about him, don't you

[synergie]

37. The breathless hysteria and the statements from ignorance speak for themselves.

Oh dear, am I not allowed to comment unless I have a special decoder ring identifying me as a fellow supporter?

You think crowds and flattering thing stated at a campaign rally are indicative of organization or a persuasive argument? If so, that's kind of sad.

[Trajan]

6. There's some condescending CRAP right there ...

How nice .......

[synergie]

43. Your buddies are indeed providing a great deal of condescening and hysterical crap,

none of which is very nice though, mostly because you have neither any understanding of what a ground game is, how campaigns work, or a sense of humor. No wonder you're so angry.

[Trajan]

3. Sounds like accurate reporting to me ...

There is no doubt where the enthusiasm lies .... FIRMLY in the Bernie Camp ...

EVERYBODY connected with the beltway underestimated the power of Bernie's candidacy ... From Hillary on down to local media ...

The Bernie juggernaut is unprecedented ... It's gonna be a tough nut to crack ... They still cant wrap their heads around it ...

I think they'll get the message come November ....

[bigtree]

7. O’Malley leads his Democratic rivals, and many Republican candidates, too, in the # of Iowa events

...well over over 136.

this article from Dec 29, 2015:

O’Malley leads his Democratic rivals — and many of the Republican candidates, too — in the number of events held in Iowa, according to the Des Moines Register’s Candidate Tracker.

But quantity of events doesn’t necessarily lead to an increase in poll numbers. Rick Santorum, despite holding 209 events in Iowa, is polling at 1 percent. Another candidate tied with O’Malley at 136 events, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, has already dropped out of the GOP race.


http://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/politics/election/democratic-presidential/omalley-opens-campaign-office-on-snowy-monday-20151229

[berni_mccoy]

8. Wow that's incredible. I hope he does better than expected.

It would be good for him to have a strong showing in Iowa.

[jeff47]

10. I hope he does well above his polling in the caucuses.

He definitely deserves far more attention than he's gotten. That "surprise" might trigger some.

[cali]

9. that really doesn't have much to do with a ground game

[berni_mccoy]

11. Really? So no ground game needed to organize and host

108 events for thousands of attendees each.

[synergie]

45. See, even you agree, though you missed the humor in what I said about

the over the top flattering rhetoric at a candidate's own campaign, this is a crowd turnout, it says nothing about a ground game. Which was the point of my comments and which went right over the heads of those who seem intent on being hyperpartisan and hypersensitive.

[thereismore]

12. Hillary is doubling down on IA in spite of Bill's recommendation to move resources to Super Tuesday.

It will hurt all the more when she loses. If Bernie comes in close second, he will still be lauded as a virtual winner. (But he'll win outright.)

[in_cog_ni_to]

13. He's the ENERGIZER BERNIE!

The man definitely has more energy than most people. I've never even seen him look tired! He's always on.

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

[roguevalley]

18. DUzy!

[in_cog_ni_to]

26. :)

His name is just perfect for name-play!

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

[Doctor_J]

14. That sounds like a lot for both. But it does kind of refute the "Old, frail Bernie" meme

[Orsino]

40. To be fair, he's carrying less baggage.

(jk Clinton supporters)

[MariaThinks]

42. how is that an OMG? this is getting sad.

OMG - Bernie was on TV!!!!! OMG he answered a question and sounded smart!!!! OMG!!!!!!


everyone is afraid? (if so who's going to vote for him then?)

[JI7]

48. that's not a ground game. if you want to help sanders stop lowering expectations for Clinton

[elleng]

49. O'Malley had well over 136, in DECEMBER!

this article from Dec 29, 2015:

http://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/politics/election/democratic-presidential/omalley-opens-campaign-office-on-snowy-monday-20151229

[questionseverything]

51. do you have a link that shows where omalley's money is coming from?

[elleng]

53. Here:

https://www.opensecrets.org/pres16/contrib.php?cycle=All&id=N00037007&type=