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leftcoastmountains

(2,968 posts)
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 09:16 PM Sep 2015

Two days later, Sanders draws five times as many people as Clinton to event at same university.

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DURHAM, N.H. — Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders drew an estimated 3,000 people to a boisterous rally here Sunday night at the University of New Hampshire, about five times as many people as Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton attracted to an event two days ago at the same campus.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/09/20/two-days-later-sanders-draws-five-times-as-many-people-as-clinton-to-event-at-same-university-in-n-h/


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Two days later, Sanders draws five times as many people as Clinton to event at same university. (Original Post) leftcoastmountains Sep 2015 OP
Young people won't be bamboozled by speech flow and waves . orpupilofnature57 Sep 2015 #1
Thanks ,and I bet he didn't need noise makers to get the crowd cheering for his policy sabrina 1 Sep 2015 #2
Ha! SoapBox Sep 2015 #3
I'm not going to look and I don't really care, but I bet two days earlier they A Simple Game Sep 2015 #4
A thoughtful discussion with 300 people? JDPriestly Sep 2015 #6
Here comes "Sanders crowd has 5 times as many white people as Clinton crowd" arcane1 Sep 2015 #5
. merrily Sep 2015 #7

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)
3. Ha!
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 10:46 PM
Sep 2015

"When Clinton appeared on campus here two days earlier, about 600 people came to see her at a forum about college affordability. About 300 people were seated in a room at the student union while nearly 300 watched from an overflow room during the event Friday morning, according to figures provided by Clinton's campaign.

While Clinton's event was open to the public, aides said that it was not meant to draw a rally-sized crowd and that Clinton was focused on holding a thoughtful discussion. Sanders’s event, which his campaign said drew more than 3,000 people, was held at a time more convenient for students."

Thoughtful discussion!!!

A Simple Game

(9,214 posts)
4. I'm not going to look and I don't really care, but I bet two days earlier they
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 10:55 PM
Sep 2015

were bragging about her overflow crowd.

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
6. A thoughtful discussion with 300 people?
Mon Sep 21, 2015, 12:15 AM
Sep 2015

That was not intended to be a thoughtful discussion. She thought she was talking to an overflow crowd. No way. Bernie draws the crowds. Not Hillary.

merrily

(45,251 posts)
7. .
Mon Sep 21, 2015, 06:33 AM
Sep 2015
Still, the large disparity in crowd sizes highlights an enthusiasm gap among younger voters in the early nominating states. Recent polls from Iowa and New Hampshire have shown Sanders with sizable leads over Clinton among voters younger than 30.


So, let's schedule all six of the debates for after deadlines for registering for the primary have started to expire and lets schedule two of the four debates that are scheduled to occur before Super Tuesday for Saturdays nights, one of those Saturday nights being the Saturday before Christmas, when almost no one of any age will be watching.

The stench from the debate schedule, which will stay in my nostrils for a very long time, may make holding my nose an even bigger problem than usual.

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