This crowd is so hostile to Bernie. Biden packed the room. #DemDebate2020 -Krystal Ball

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152. Not enough of the $1750 sponsor tickets were available to pack an audience.

This ticket system was the same one used in all of the other Dem debates. And those that were being "sold" were actually intended for sponsors of the debate and included multiple events. There were only 400 seats in the venue, and each candidate got 35 free tickets. That's 245 seats filled right there alone. Then media, sponsors, local VIPs, etc. got the rest.

https://www.truthorfiction.com/were-demdebate-tickets-sold-for-1750-to-3200/

Edited to add link to brooklynite's excellent ticket breakdown here:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=587005

Maybe, just maybe, some of the things Bernie said were over the line, like the obviously incorrect claim that Bloomberg is only supported by billionaires. That deserved the booing it got. I was offended by that, and I'm not even a Bloomberg supporter. Plus, this was a South Carolina crowd, not a Bernie bastion like New Hampshire.