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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumBernie Sanders March and Rally in Union Square today.
(Stay til the end on this one - the buses at the end are cool)
How come no one ever organizes a march for Clinton, especially when she's not even there.
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Bernie Sanders March and Rally in Union Square today. (Original Post)
Fawke Em
Apr 2016
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GeorgiaPeanuts
(2,353 posts)1. So much diversity in that crowd!
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)2. Because marches don't translate into votes nt
daleanime
(17,796 posts)4. And so they are bad, bad things.....
that should not be done. Only money translates into votes. Marches, rallies, and otherwise involving regular people bad, raising money from the wealthy, good. OK, got it.
Don't like it, but got it.
Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)5. I guess bitterness translates into votes, too.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)6. I see bitterness ahead for you on Tuesday nt
Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)10. Nope. We're in it until June.
Much to your chagrin.
DLnyc
(2,479 posts)7. Maybe yes, maybe no. But enthusiasm, good strong community feeling and activist determination . . .
have a really good chance of translating into . . . CHANGE!!!!
tk2kewl
(18,133 posts)3. Fantastic!
DianaForRussFeingold
(2,552 posts)8. K&R Amazing turnout! Thank You for posting these!!!
AzDar
(14,023 posts)9. Ah. MAZING!! THIS is what Democracy looks like!!
Response to Fawke Em (Original post)
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quantumjunkie
(244 posts)12. +1
Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)13. Gonna kick my own thread for the overnight crew.
Everyone should see what democracy looks like.
Live and Learn
(12,769 posts)14. K&R Great to see. nt