Bernie Sanders Delivers A Lone Star Smash As 13,200 Supporters Rock Texas Swing

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The myth that America is made up of only red and blue was smashed by Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, who drew 13,200 supporters during two campaign stops in Republican-dominated Texas.

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Via a statement from the Sanders campaign:
https://berniesanders.com/press-release/sanders-draws-thousands-to-texas-rallies/

There was another big Texas turnout Sunday evening for U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders who brought his Democratic Party presidential campaign to a packed arena at the University of Houston hours after an even bigger mid-day rally in Dallas.

A crowd of some 5,200 pumped-up, mostly-young people filled the university arena here. Earlier in the day, another 8,000 Texans packed a Dallas hotel.

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What the huge crowds in Texas demonstrated was that there are plenty of liberals and Democrats in red states like Texas, who honestly tend to be ignored by the Democratic Party. It isn’t fair to assume that a state like Texas is all Republican and downplay needs of liberals and Democrats in the state.



Video of Sanders in Houston
http://www.politicususa.com/2015/07/20/bernie-sanders-delivers-lone-star-smash-13200-supporters-rock-texas-swing.html







http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jul/20/texas-bernie-sanders-speech-draws-crowd

[Eleanors38]

1. Looks good! There is life beyond the Innertubes.

[immoderate]

2. Let's hear it for Western Swing!

--imm

[merrily]

3. Clearly, interest in Bernie's candidacy is waning.

I see an empty seat in the second photo.

Canary in the coal mine. The oxygen is beginning to seep out of Bernie's run.

Well, either that or an audience member left for a minute.

[madfloridian]

6. lol

[A Simple Game]

7. I had to pee how was I to know they were going to take a picture then!? n/t

[merrily]

8. Aha! Somehow, I knew it was your fault.

[daleanime]

4. Sweet!

[AgingAmerican]

5. Meanwhile, back in the real world

nt

[DFW]

9. No, no, no, this can't be right

We're "TexASS," the absolute scum of America. I read it right here on DU, so it has to true.

Or maybe not, after all?

[Spitfire of ATJ]

10. Yeah,...well,....everyone knows Texas is a Liberal stronghold.

[L0oniX]

11. ...and it's right next to Vermont.

[Roy Rolling]

12. 13 . . . do I hear 14 thousand? 15 thousand? n/t

[blackspade]

13. This is great.

[dorkzilla]

14. ...the youth vote was crucial for Obama’s victories...

I see an awful lot of young people in this picture. That is, forgive my potty mouth, FUCKING AWESOME.


FEEL THE BERN!!!!!!!

[Babel_17]

17. Yes, and those young voters helped us with the House and Senate.

This is what Dean talked about, we have to take it to the people all across the country and compete for more seats. Even in races we lose we'll have forced the Republicans to engage on the issues. That makes it harder for them afterwards to hunker down and not govern.

[WillyT]

15. HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!!

[azmom]

16. K&r