Bernie Draws 4 Times the Crowd Jindal's Presidential Announcement Drew in Louisiana!

[sabrina 1]

He's SHATTERING the Myth we've been fed for years that a Progressive Message won't work in Red States. Which, we were told, is WHY we had to put up with Third Way/Blue Dogs in those states.

Looks like his MESSAGE is what is drawing the crowds. Who would have thought all that Conventional Wisdom could be so wrong?

Did Someone Say Bernie Can't Defeat Republicans? When a Virtual Unknown Democratic Socialist Draws 4 Times the Crowd the Gov. of Louisiana Drew for his Presidential Election, I Say, Whoever Said That is Wrong

The rally was something of a foray into enemy territory for Sanders. Statewide, Louisiana is solidly in the GOP’s column. The venue chosen for the rally, the Pontchartrain Center in conservative Jefferson Parish, hosted Gov. Bobby Jindal last month when he announced his own campaign for the presidency.

Sanders packed a larger room at the center for his speech, with supporters filling bleachers and crowding into a standing-room section of the venue. Estimates by organizers suggested the crowd was about four times as large as the roughly 1,000 people who came out to see Jindal’s speech.

Bernie stated that the Dem Party is wrong to 'write off' half the country:

Sanders, a U.S. senator from Vermont on the left wing of the Democratic Party, kicked off his speech by acknowledging that Louisiana does not frequently see Democratic candidates for president, something he said was a problem with an electoral strategy that writes off large swaths of the country.

“Somebody told me Louisiana was a conservative state. Well, guess what?” Sanders said as the crowd erupted in cheers. “I think my colleagues in the Democratic Party have made a serious, serious mistake, which is they have kind of written off half of America, including Louisiana. The time is now for us to fight in 50 states in the country.”

Same Venue as Jindal.

Bernie 4 - Jindal 1.

Jindal is the Governor of the State!

And Louisiana isn't the ONLY Red State where Bernie is packing in the crowds.

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

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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He drew huge crowds in Arizona also!

It's all about ISSUES. Across the political spectrum, that is what people care about.

Bernie is tuned in to the People.

[delrem]

1. ah DAMN! I couldn't be first to rec this.

I wanted to be first!
Waaaaaaah!

[daleanime]

2. There, there,,,,,

I wanted to be 5th, but you don't see me crying about it.... not a bit...... no tears at all...... my eyes are as dry Bu$h's soul. Now excuse me, I'm going to curl up in a corner someplace.

[SoapBox]

4. ...

[sabrina 1]

5. Lol! Bush's soul!

[delrem]

7. So I go to check who's recced after me, so I can gloat at being before them,

and I accidentally hit the unrec button! So I re-rec and find myself displaced behind you!

I dunno, but this all might radically affect my support of Bernie!

[sabrina 1]

8. Lol, could someone be trying to stop you from supporting Bernie?

[delrem]

9. No. I blame it all on Bernie, and of course DU's Bernie supporters.

Look, your OP is already up to 14 recs!
But I'm not saying it's a conspiracy. It's more like a plot.

[sabrina 1]

18. Now, now not everyone is out to get you!

Because you never know who might be watching and I am not paranoid either! Lol!

[Divernan]

15. LOL "might radically affect my support of Bernie!"

(And yes, sarcasm applies to my entire post!)
In the grand and whining tradition of those fragile flowers who raise their heads up from their fainting couches, clutch their pearls, and tremulously snarl, "Well I WAS going to support Bernie Sanders, but then one of his supporters here on DU hurt my widdle feelings by reporting hard facts about Hillary's Wall Street ties/Bosnian airport heroics/son-in-law hedge fund profiteer/whatevs, so now I'm going to tell Bernie on them!

And then I'm going to drop by the Clintons' $18 million summer vacation rental digs in the Hamptons with my campaign donation. She'll appreciate my loyalty now that some really rich Dems are backing Jeb!

The Clinton’s rental, reportedly worth around $18 million, leaves the Obamas in the dust. The Clintons are reportedly paying $100,000 for their month long (August) summer stay. The Clintons will enjoy a seven-bedroom, seven-and-a-half-bath home.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/battle-summer-vacation-homes-obamas-clintons/story?id=24934506

Pretty ritzy for a poor couple who were flat broke and in debt when leaving the White House! But it's vital to their self-esteem to keep up with the One Percenters. Any why lower herself to talk to reporters or speak to thousands of backers all around the country when she can hobnob with the billionaire set? And the Hamptons is a great place for fund-raising. She better get moving though. Jeb Bush just had a fund raiser in the Hamptons where the host and half the guests were rich Dems & they all wrote checks to Jeb! http://finance.yahoo.com/news/jeb-bush-snares-democratic-moneyman-090102593.html;_ylt=A0LEVvHxvLZVYUIAOXsnnIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTByMjB0a


Jeb Bush Snares a Democratic Moneyman on Hamptons Tour
Bloomberg By Zachary Mider
14 hours ago

Behind a garden modeled on Monet's, Jeb Bush addressed a lawn-full of chief executives and hedge-fund managers at an East Hampton, New York, estate Saturday morning. While the candidate is no stranger to courting wealthy donors, this time was different: about half the attendees were Democrats.
This guy sells well," said Kenneth Lipper, the money manager and registered Democrat who hosted the event, after Bush left. Virtually the only one who left without writing a check, Lipper said, was a buck deer that wandered past the group assembled on the wooded grounds.
The wealthiest donors are playing an unprecedented role in the early stages of the 2016 race. For the first time ever, most candidates are raising more money through super-PACs, which can accept donations of up to $1 million or more, than through the traditional campaign accounts that are capped at $2,700 per donor.

No one has raised as much in this new environment as Bush, who had amassed about $103 million in his super-PAC and another $11 million for his campaign by the end of June. The Lipper event shows how widely Bush is ranging in his quest for donors.

The race for money adds to the importance of places like the Hamptons, Wall Street's oceanside playground, where Lipper remarked that it's become fashionable to spend more than $100 million on a vacation home. The entire annual income for the median U.S. household—$50,000—wouldn’t cover more than 900 of the summer rentals here listed on one brokerage's website.

After answering questions for an hour at Lipper's event, Bush left for two more gatherings at a pair of mansions near the beach.

[BeanMusical]

13. Lol!

[SoapBox]

3. Great post sabrina 1!

I just posted about Rachel's show tonight...she did a GREAT show start, talking about Bernie.

[sabrina 1]

6. I didn't see her show, but I heard she mentioned this on the show.

Didn't Jindal call Bernie a 'Socialist'??? Lol.

The Socialist V The Capitalist!

Looks like no contest!

They are soooo behind the times!

[MisterP]

10. and that's with people who know Jindal (i.e., I'm surprised that many turned up for the Gov)

[Arugula Latte]

11. WHY was the 50-State Strategy jettisoned in the first place?

[juajen]

12. Our Govenor is very unpopular here nt

[sabrina 1]

17. Do you think a Democrat or Independent, could be

elected as Gov and/or the Senate/Congress?

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14. That's awesome!

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16. Bernie drew 4 times as many in a red state as its Republican Governor and favorite son drew