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Bernie Sanders draws thousands to rally in Tacoma [,WA]
AP ^ | February 17, 2020 | Rachel La Corte

Posted on 02/18/2020 9:18:09 AM PST by C19fan

Bernie Sanders rallied thousands of supporters in Washington state three weeks ahead of its presidential primary, calling for the grassroots movement that led to his win in the state’s 2016 caucuses to continue through the broader primary that takes place March 10.

“We may not have billions of dollars to throw around, but we have hundreds of thousands of people in every state in this country knocking on doors,” he said. “And that’s why we’re going to win here in Washington and why we’re going to win all over this country.”

(Excerpt) Read more at mynorthwest.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: 2020; bernie; crowdsize; left; potus; sanders
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To: gibsonguy

“He drew around 17,000 that is a Trump number this guy is a Marxist and he is dangerous. “

I agree 100%. Why conservatives think this guy would be a pushover is foolish. More than half the country are now the takers.


21 posted on 02/18/2020 9:38:36 AM PST by setter
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To: circlecity

west coast band named “Portugal. The Man” opened for Bernie

Wurst band name since “The Chocolate Watch Band”.


22 posted on 02/18/2020 9:43:14 AM PST by Gasshog (Democrats have done the impossible! They united the GOP behind President Trump.)
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To: mad_as_he$$

Yes......He generally always has a concert..it draws the kiddies. Cheaper than busing them when he has his rallys at colleges as well.

Regardless the Dems will boot him if they go to a broker convention.


23 posted on 02/18/2020 9:44:23 AM PST by caww
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To: C19fan

The people came to see the band.


24 posted on 02/18/2020 9:45:01 AM PST by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our only true hope.)
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To: setter

Is he having a rally in Portland?

If not half this mob came up from there...at least.


25 posted on 02/18/2020 9:46:49 AM PST by Gasshog (Democrats have done the impossible! They united the GOP behind President Trump.)
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To: gibsonguy

Visuals are appealing to the youth....they’ve been conditioned to ‘view’ rather than think or search for truth. Very easily mislead and Bernie knew this from the start.


26 posted on 02/18/2020 9:46:58 AM PST by caww
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To: Gasshog

Let’s talk about girls


27 posted on 02/18/2020 9:52:08 AM PST by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s........you weren't really there)
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To: Maris Crane

There are many good people in Tacoma - they didn’t attend this communist rally, however.


28 posted on 02/18/2020 9:52:53 AM PST by dainbramaged (That information is classified. Request denied.)
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To: C19fan

Be interesting to see his demographics .


29 posted on 02/18/2020 9:53:33 AM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie (All I know is The I read in the papers.)
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To: C19fan

Sorry but the bern has to have an entertainer present and for free and beer being sold in the concessions.


30 posted on 02/18/2020 9:57:29 AM PST by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
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To: ChildOfThe60s

Ha ha I don’t know any of their song titles.

I’ll raise you Incense and Peppermints by the Strawberry Alarm Clock


31 posted on 02/18/2020 9:59:17 AM PST by Gasshog (Democrats have done the impossible! They united the GOP behind President Trump.)
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To: SeekAndFind

It was a large venue (Tacoma Dome), and a claimed crowd of 17,000. Looking at pics, it was a big crowd. Having a band perform likely gave Bernie a small boost, but not much. Sure, this is Sea-Tac, pretty much the far left equivalent of a Trump Rally in Dallas. Still, people shouldn’t underestimate how popular Bernie is with the hard left. If he wins the nomination, you will see some crowds that rival Trump’s turn out to see and support him. We have to hope more traditional democrats stay home or become “Trump Democrats”.


32 posted on 02/18/2020 10:02:35 AM PST by ETCM
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To: C19fan



BERNIE DRAWS 17,000 TO RALLY IN TACOMA...


34 posted on 02/18/2020 10:07:13 AM PST by conservative98
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To: C19fan

“[...] we have hundreds of thousands of people in every state in this country knocking on doors [...]”

= = = = =

{knock, knock, knock, door opens}

[Bernie Bro] Hi! I am here to talk with you about Comrade Bernie for President!

[American] Get off my porch you Communist freak!

{metallic click}

[Bernie Bro] But, but... Wait! {Blocks door from shutting}

{BLAM!} {Door slams}

[American] I warned you, you Communist toad... Martha, fetch the backhoe around front...


35 posted on 02/18/2020 10:08:59 AM PST by LaRueLaDue
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To: veritasdavino

RE: “She announced there was more than 17,000 people in attendance to cheers (17,026, according to numbers from the fire department provided to the campaign).”

Well, it looks like the enthusiasm for Bernie is similar to Trump’s.

It looks like we have a race then. The Capitalist vs. the Socialist.

The November 2020 election results will have a direct bearing on America’s future.


36 posted on 02/18/2020 10:11:09 AM PST by SeekAndFind (look at Michigan, it will)
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To: Maris Crane

“But the crowd looks half asleep. All they are doing is raising the signs they were given and waving them around with little enthusiasm.”

A true Napoleon Dynamite moment?


37 posted on 02/18/2020 10:12:14 AM PST by 2CAVTrooper (Political Science degrees, so easy Obama has one.)
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To: C19fan

I would expect nothing less. Seattle, Everett, Tacoma, Bremerton, dudden matter, they are ALL LIBERAL, HOMO LOVING, SOCIALISTS, COMMUNISTS, to the very max. I lived there 14 years after I retired from the Army. My wife’s family moved there in the 50s when she was 10. She saw Seattle go from a nice, family town, to the liberal hell hole it is now. That is why we moved down to my home of Alabama after she retired from Bank of America. She had started to hate that place with a passion!! We are happy here and would not go back there if Gates were to pay me. There is no amount of money that would draw me back to that cess pool. I still have a friend up there who was born and raised there, 58 years ago, and he hates it there now. He is still working and cannot leave. He said it gets worse every day. The state changing all the laws. High taxes. Drugs now legal in stores and the problems have exploded because of the marihuana sells. Seattle’s streets are filled with drugged people, drunks, dead beats taking a crap on the sidewalks. He said it stinks on the streets when you walk down town. Don’t doubt it. We left there in 2006. Damned glad we did!!!!!!!!


38 posted on 02/18/2020 10:12:47 AM PST by RetiredArmy (The Bible tells us the happenings of the Last Days. Those days are HERE! Deny it at your own peril)
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To: SeekAndFind
The enthusiasm was for the free concert.
39 posted on 02/18/2020 10:14:02 AM PST by mad_as_he$$
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40 posted on 02/18/2020 10:14:28 AM PST by 4Liberty ("NEW RULES." – Dan Bongino)
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