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News: Bernie Sanders: 1 million contributions, draws 25k to Boston
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Bernie Sanders: 1 million contributions, draws 25k to Boston
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Now leading in presidential polls among Democrats in Iowa and New Hampshire, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders drew huge crowds in Massachusetts on Saturday as he sought to attract donors and build a political infrastructure that will boost his campaign a month after the first two states vote.
Sanders addressed a near-capacity crowd of 20,000 (4,000 waiting outside in an overflow section) at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, with a few thousand more watching a feed of his address while on Lawn on D. Hoping to secure a good spot at the event, people formed a line that stretched a half-mile down Summer Street, nearly reaching South Station two hours before the event began.
It was the third-largest rally Sanders has held this year, smaller only than events in Portland, Ore., and Los Angeles in August. To put it in context, the number of people who showed up to see Sanders at the convention center was nearly three times the population of Montpelier, the capital of the US senator’s home state of Vermont.
It is also the largest rally for a presidential primary candidate in recent Massachusetts history, topping 10,000 people drawn to Boston Common eight years ago by Barack Obama. In 1968, the Globe reported that Democratic presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy addressed 45,000 in Fenway Park.
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In a fund-raising shocker, supporters of Senator Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign have given an impressive $26 million-plus in small-dollar donations in the last three months, putting his funding at the pace of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s formidable machine.
Mrs. Clinton netted more than $28 million in the quarter while she and her husband, Bill, worked dozens of Democratic fund-raising events that aimed to raise the federal maximum of $2,700 per primary donor. Mr. Sanders, running as an insurgent social democrat, attended far fewer fund-raisers and relied mainly on Internet donations, which his aides said average about $30. The Clinton campaign said it holds its own among moderate-income donors, with 93 percent of its total coming from donations of less than $100.
Mr. Sanders has made a campaign theme of skewering the big-dollar, “super PAC” machinery of modern politics, and his donors clearly are responding. He reported 1.3 million online contributions from 650,000 different donors, running ahead of the Obama campaign’s 2008 record for small-dollar gifts. Mrs. Clinton’s campaign reported 250,000 donors three months ago but no new total for the latest quarter.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/04/op...nors.html?_r=0
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Sanders — a self-described democratic socialist — has seen his crowds swell and is gaining ground in the polls on the formidable Democratic front-runner, Hillary Rodham Clinton. In New Hampshire, where Sanders was on yet another weekend swing, one survey last week showed him within 8 percentage points of Clinton.
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“He’s connecting in a way that Hillary Clinton is not,” said Burt Cohen, a former New Hampshire state senator and Sanders supporter who attended Sunday morning’s event, where a nasty rain didn’t seem to deter many people from coming. “He’s talking about things people want to hear. People are used to candidates who are calculated, produced and measured, and they see through that. Bernie’s different.”
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Sanders also repeatedly cited his 1996 vote in Congress against the Defense of Marriage Act, a law signed by President Bill Clinton, which defined marriage for federal purposes as the union of one man and one woman and allowed states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages granted by other states.
“It is one thing now for every politician in the world, at least on the Democratic side, to be wildly enthusiastic about gay rights,” Sanders said. “That wasn’t the case back in 1996. . . . You can come up with any position you want today, but people have a right to know: Have you been consistent?”
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/politi...a61_story.html
he was for marriage equality 40 years ago. he's against corporations. way more progressive than Hillary in general. He has Queen Elizabeth Warren's support. He doesn't seem like a big threat now, but he's been gaining momentum lately + with the Hillary exposés + there being over a year left till the DNC. I think he has a chance!
his poll numbers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation...tial_primaries
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Member Since: 5/3/2012
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He is the people's champ. I'd be here for President Bernie.
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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I don't think he'll make it but his impact will be felt. He'll force Hillary to push more to the left.
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Member Since: 8/24/2008
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Sorry Hilary, but Im #TeamBernie
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Member Since: 9/7/2006
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well seeing as Hilary ain't gonna be the next prez this guy could be the nom if he likes.
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Member Since: 8/4/2012
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im for either of them, i love bernie and hope he does well but i feel like hillary will most surely win the nomination and bernies presence will either strengthen hillary and force her to become more progressive, or it will weaken hillary allowing for a repub to win.
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Member Since: 8/27/2011
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Originally posted by danitykanelover
well seeing as Hilary ain't gonna be the next prez this guy could be the nom if he likes.
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Why do you say that?
I'm on Bernie's side tho.
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Member Since: 3/5/2011
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I like his policies + he's an infinitely better choice than Hillary.
Not sure about his chances though, we'll have to wait and see.
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Yas Bernie! Hometown represent.
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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I LOVE Bernie Sanders, but he has not a chance in hell for the primary election. His views are a bit too progressive for the majority of Americans.
Also, I feel like if he were elected President it would cause a great deal of economic uncertainty in the U.S. (due to higher tax rates, etc). Although Hilary is advocating similar measures, Bernie's would be much more dramatic.
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I'm all for Bernie, and with the way he's gaining traction I wouldn't be surprised if he is indeed a legitimate challenge to Hillary.
Still love Hillary, tho. The only way she's going to win the nomination easily - and get my support - is if she moves more left in response to Bernie.
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He might snatch, but real talk, supporting him is basically asking for a Republican president.
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Originally posted by MonkeyMan
I LOVE Bernie Sanders, but he has not a chance in hell for the primary election. His views are a bit too progressive for the majority of Americans.
Also, I feel like if he were elected President it would cause a great deal of economic uncertainty in the U.S. (due to higher tax rates, etc). Although Hilary is advocating similar measures, Bernie's would be much more dramatic.
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Member Since: 8/3/2010
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He's far too left for me. I firmly support Misses Clinton and even donated today 
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He won't get enough superdelegates.
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Member Since: 4/24/2011
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The satisfaction I would feel if he swept the rug under Hilary.
He's much better too.
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Member Since: 5/28/2010
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I support him immensely. I really hope he can pull this off. Everyone around me supports him too. I think he just needs to get his name out there more.
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Not with that hair hunty.
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