Posted on 08/26/2019 6:16:37 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Over the weekend, Elizabeth Warren spoke in front of 15,000 people at a campaign rally in Seattle, Washington.
It was, by her campaign's estimates, the single largest crowd the Massachusetts Senator has drawn in her nearly year-long quest to be the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee. (The 15,000 number came from Warren's campaign so take it with a grain of slate. But it's clear from the photos there were a WHOLE lot of people there.)
And, the Seattle crowd wasn't an anomaly. In St. Paul, Minnesota last week, Warren's campaign estimated 12,000 people turned out to see her. She had an estimated 4,000 people at a town hall in Los Angeles earlier this month.
So, what does crowd size tell us -- exactly?
Well, that depends. Politicos will remember that in the late stages of the 2012 presidential campaign, Mitt Romney was convinced he was going to beat President Obama because -- at least in part -- the size of the crowds coming to his rallies. Romney didn't win -- or even come close.
On the other hand, the massive crowds that Obama was able to draw -- both as a surrogate for other candidates in the 2006 cycle and then in his own right as a presidential contender in 2008 -- were a telling indicator of the organic passion and energy he was creating within the electorate.
Where do Warren's crowds fit on that spectrum between Romney's false positive and Obama's, uh, true, positive? It's hard to say definitely at the moment but here's what we know:
1. Being able to attract 15,000 people to a campaign rally in late August of an off year is pretty impressive
2. Crowd size, particularly in a primary, is a generally consistent indicator of organic energy
3. Polling
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Looks whiter than a trump rally.
I can’t stand that scolding, self-righteous woman.
Like a fish belly.
Hillary v2.0
Idiots at CNN - it's salt not slate.
organic energy....that’s a new one to me....smirk
Not a hand made poster in the bunch.
Hillary 2.0
I hardly see any “people of color” will wait for the commie media to point that out..meanwhile, President Trump can get 20,000+ to show up without even trying
RE: Hillary 2.0
Were Hillary’s Crowds this large at this stage of the campaign?
bttt
Looks like the unions are back to busing people in
Plus half of them look like they are falling a asleep
And too much empty space in that “crowd” when you can read what everyone’s shirt say, its not a crowd dear, just a few people hanging around
Democrats promised “crowds” this time around, they are copying Trump and Pocahontas was the chosen one. The hint was debate 1 when she was on the stage with a bunch of nobodies.
DNC Picked her and they bused in her “crowd” to make her look like she can compete with Trump
lol
Almost all white yoots.
#### em.
I’m on the other side of 50 now.
If they want to live in hell let them.
They’ll have a LOT LONGER to live in it than me.
Done getting upset at them.
I’m not spiteful enough yet to Wish that they get what they want.
Besides, then everyone else would suffer also.
Thank you for reminding me of that. It's very telling, and we should point it out every chance we get."
Mostly White Supremists....retirees and college students, looks like.
RE: I can’t stand that scolding, self-righteous woman.
Well, apparently Democrats like her just the way she is — False ethnic identity and all that.
Except when Trump does it - then we at CNN see no need to even mention it. :)
Unions, retirement centers, colleges.....paid day, free lunches, etc., to incent these white peeps to get on da bus, Gus.
No American flags, either.
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