Bernie Sanders Is Coming to Boston - 14,000+ expected (so far)

[Divernan]

Last edited Tue Sep 29, 2015, 07:35 AM - Edit history (1)

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2015/09/24/bernie-sanders-coming-boston/bfVykgjiiFPHt76bo6tHOP/story.html

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is scheduled to spend the day in Massachusetts on Saturday, Oct. 3, according to his campaign website. Sanders’ swing through the Bay State begins in Springfield with a 2 p.m. rally on the steps of Springfield City Hall. Doors open at 1 p.m.

Then the Vermont senator will hold another rally at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center at 6 p.m. to “discuss the major issues facing our country.” Doors open at 5 p.m. It’s the first time Sanders has held a rally in Boston, though supporters did organize a grassroots event at Dewey Square in July. Consistent with Sanders’ environmentalist positions (as well as common sense in this case), the campaign encourages members of the public to carpool or take public transit.

Though he trails Hillary Clinton in national polls by a significant margin, Sanders has drawn the largest crowds of any candidate on the campaign trail, sometimes into the 10,000s and 20,000s.

A WMUR/CNN poll released Thursday evening found Sanders leading in New Hampshire with 46 percent of likely Democratic primary voters, compared to 30 percent for Clinton and 14 percent for Joe Biden, who has not announced his candidacy. It’s the seventh straight poll to show Sanders leading in the state.

[Demeter]

1. where are they going to put them all?

Don't think I've been to the Convention and Exhibition center...is it big enough?

[Divernan]

3. Easy peasy- 1 of largest convention centers in the country.

That 14,000 is the number given by the center's website for the event.
http://massconvention.com/events

Here's a description of the venue:

The Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC) is an exhibition center in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is among the largest exhibition centers in Northeastern United States, with some 516,000 square feet (about 4.8 hectares) of contiguous exhibition space.[1] The main exhibition floor comprises three bays which can be isolated for separate shows or linked into one large space.

The center is located on Summer Street near the South Boston waterfront, Boston's World Trade Center, and across the harbor from Logan International Airport. It is about one block south of the World Trade Center station on the MBTA Silver Line, with direct connections to South Station and Logan Airport.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Convention_and_Exhibition_Center

[lonestarnot]

2. My hat and t shirt should be here by then!

[merrily]

4. Do me proud, Boston!

[cherokeeprogressive]

5. White-only Boston?

Meh.

[retrowire]

6. ...

[LiberalArkie]

8. I think he goes where the voters are really.

It always amazed me about some of the small towns in here in Arkansas. One I remember was 80% black and Hispanic 20% white. The blacks and Hispanics were always bitching about white police and white mayor etc. Only the whites turned out to vote and not many of them did. Look at Ferguson, MO. At any time the people could have changed their local government, but they never took the time to vote. It did not used to be that way. Bernie has X number of dollars to spend, does he spend it in areas where people vote or in areas where they probably won't take the time to do it.

What would you do if you were running for office with out a lot of money and wanted to reach the largest number of people?

[Divernan]

9. Pretty damn diverse, according to 2010 U.S. Census.

White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, 47.0%
Black or African American alone, 24.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, 0.4%
Asian alone, 8.9%
Hispanic or Latino, 17.5%
Two or More Races, 3.9%

Foreign born persons, 26.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+ home, pct age 5+, 2009-2013 35.8% http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/25/2507000.html

I couldn't get the numbers on One Percenters, but Hillary is having a fund raiser that weekend at an undisclosed location somewhere in the Boston area, closed to the public, of course, so I don't think they'll show up for Bernie.

[Fearless]

11. Yep, that white only Springfield and Boston populations... whatever you say.

Would you like to disrespect my state and city further?

[Fawke Em]

12. When is the last time you've been to Boston?

I was there in late March/early April and, trust me, the city isn't "white only."

SMH

[cherokeeprogressive]

14. Go ahead and shake your head... the post is a play on

the post made by a Hillary Clinton supporter concerned about the primary schedule and "white-only states" being first.

I support Bernie Sanders and only Bernie Sanders.

[Divernan]

15. I hoped that was how you meant it, but wasn't positive.

In these trying times on DU, ya need the sarcasm thingie - looks like that new poster got banned because he/she took you seriously.

[cherokeeprogressive]

17. Sarcasm thingy. Got it. I don't use it enough I know.

I guess that person missed the thread I was riffing on.

I feel bad now.

[snagglepuss]

19. For a moment you got me but than I saw your hilarious avatar

with the slightly downward pointing arrow. Dry, very dry.

[Uncle Joe]

10. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Divernan.

[WillyT]

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

[sabrina 1]

16. Excellent! He keeps bringing in the crowds!

[beam me up scottie]

18. GO BOSTON! FEEL THAT BERN!