15 minutes before the event starts, and the hall is overflowing in Independence, IA.

[leftcoastmountains]

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

1. Live link?

[L. Coyote]

13. Watching now here:

http://www.cbsnews.com/live/video/bernie-sanders-holds-campaign-town-hall/

[Duckhunter935]

2. awesome

[LiberalElite]

3. Everywhere he goes, it's overflowing -

as opposed to an "intimate" table for two where he "listens."

[draa]

4. How much a plate did they pay for their dinner?

If it's not at least $33,500 then Hillary wins.

[LibDemAlways]

12. Hillary has been known to charge $300 just for

breathing the same air. At one recent fundraiser, an attendee had to part with $300 to get in the door, $1500 in order to get "preferred seating," and almost double that to get a quick photo with the candidate. Sort of like the difference between sitting in the last row behind a pole at a concert, sitting further forward in the balcony with a slightly better view, and snagging a selfie with a member of the band from the front of the pit. Access is all about the size of one's wallet.

[Duckfan]

16. Yep. $1500 would get ya close to front row at a Led Zeppelin concert

$800 if your lucky.

[wendylaroux]

5. people feel a connection with Bernie,

authentic,kind man.

[a kennedy]

7. like a father figure, an uncle, older brother, grandpa, he fits the role for all of us. eom

[wendylaroux]

8. yes he does : )

[SheilaT]

9. I was married for twenty-five years to

a Jewish man who was the youngest son of a youngest son, and I loved family events that were filled with old Jewish people. So Bernie feels like a relative, although none of husband's family had that accent.

[rurallib]

11. the one you go to for an honest answer

and who then says "let me know if I can help"

[Marty McGraw]

6. Ha! the post title

Had me in suspense for a moment trying to figure out who the overflow line was for...............

Not Really

[WillyT]

10. HUGE K & R !!!

[Uncle Joe]

14. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, leftcoastmountains.

[mountain grammy]

15. K & R

Hooray for Independence.