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Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts)
Thu Apr 14, 2016, 10:29 AM Apr 2016

Hillary's mega rally in the Bronx

Setting the stage for her rally in Co-Op City served as a strategic venue for the Clinton camp, given the 25,000 residents that live in the sprawling complex. Mrs. Clinton’s husband, former President Bill Clinton, had campaigned in Co-Op City in 1992 during his first run for the White House.

But since the campaign begun in New York, Mrs. Clinton has barely made any visits in the Bronx, unlike the boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan, where he presence is strongly felt. Mr. Sanders, who jumpstarted his campaign in the Bronx, made two official stops to the borough.

Mr. Sanders held his rally in St. Mary’s Park on March 31 with several thousand in attendance.Mrs. Clinton’s rally produced some 400 people, with some waiting in line for hours to get in.

Those who entered grumbled, with several older residents in walkers pleading for an available seat and offered none. Co-Op City is ranked the country’s largest naturally occurring retirement community (NORC), with a large chunk of its residents considered senior citizens.

“You gotta tell people who are standing on line, ‘there’s a chance you might not get in,’” said Claudia Sampson, a Co-Op City resident for 22 years who waited in line three hours to see Mrs. Clinton speak.

Sampson walked in to the center with her neighbor, Naomi Weston, who griped of waiting three hours in a long line that snaked along the mall on Dreiser Loop and out to Deb Place.

http://www.norwoodnews.org/id=20812&story=clinton-rallying-in-the-bronx-riles-up-the-base/

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Hillary's mega rally in the Bronx (Original Post) Ichingcarpenter Apr 2016 OP
Such enthusiasm on Hillary's side of the fence. 400. Wow. nt revbones Apr 2016 #1
And she's supposed to be the frontrunner with a crowd of 400? Phlem Apr 2016 #16
Some waiting in line for hours? Is this Borowitz or Onion? Just kidding of course. nt thereismore Apr 2016 #2
A picture of the excited huge crowd: thereismore Apr 2016 #3
I think Wednesday is bingo night. yourpaljoey Apr 2016 #5
She ruined that for them too. nt thereismore Apr 2016 #8
LOL Jennylynn Apr 2016 #13
That's YUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGEEEEE! RoccoR5955 Apr 2016 #12
ooooh so THAT'S why one of them LiberalElite Apr 2016 #18
Well they surely didn't pull it out of their posterior RoccoR5955 Apr 2016 #19
Some are “digital media specialists” Not so much bots as Brock Socks, PAC money buys an army of 'em Dragonfli Apr 2016 #20
I can see how she's toppling Bernie with delegates and votes. Phlem Apr 2016 #17
Is this satire? Impossible to tell. yourpaljoey Apr 2016 #4
I think it's an op-ed with it's tongue firmly planted in it's cheek. TalkingDog Apr 2016 #6
By jove, I believe you are right! yourpaljoey Apr 2016 #10
No but it does make us question our national TV news Ichingcarpenter Apr 2016 #9
More strange Hillary optics yourpaljoey Apr 2016 #11
jesus EdwardBernays Apr 2016 #7
"Where's Clooney?! I was promised Clooney would be here!" Bernin4U Apr 2016 #14
How long will it take till they claim the residents were watching from their windows dorkzilla Apr 2016 #15

Phlem

(6,323 posts)
16. And she's supposed to be the frontrunner with a crowd of 400?
Thu Apr 14, 2016, 11:29 AM
Apr 2016

This has been the norm and does not add up.

WTF?

thereismore

(13,326 posts)
3. A picture of the excited huge crowd:
Thu Apr 14, 2016, 10:37 AM
Apr 2016


The backdrop is shoddy like they just put something together, my oh my.
 

RoccoR5955

(12,471 posts)
12. That's YUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGEEEEE!
Thu Apr 14, 2016, 11:09 AM
Apr 2016

NOT!

So Camp Weathervane is saying that the proportion of people living in Co-Op City (25.000) to the number of attendees (400)
Is greater than the proportion of NYC population (about 7,000,000) to the number of attendees at Bernie's rally (11,500 by their estimate).
Like Co-Op City is a different city than NYC!
This is unreal!
They certainly are living in their own Bizzaro world, aren't they?

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)
18. ooooh so THAT'S why one of them
Thu Apr 14, 2016, 11:37 AM
Apr 2016

responded to me that Bernie's rally attendance was 11,500. I wondered where they pulled that number out of. Those folks act like bots. Maybe they ARE all bots!

TalkingDog

(9,001 posts)
6. I think it's an op-ed with it's tongue firmly planted in it's cheek.
Thu Apr 14, 2016, 10:50 AM
Apr 2016

The facts are accurate. The slant is a bit snarky.

HRC may not be doing as well in NY as the polls suggest.

Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts)
9. No but it does make us question our national TV news
Thu Apr 14, 2016, 10:51 AM
Apr 2016

Here's my smirk on this

Most of the people there were on pain killers.

yourpaljoey

(2,166 posts)
11. More strange Hillary optics
Thu Apr 14, 2016, 10:57 AM
Apr 2016

She seems to do better when she does nothing.
And she needs to hide Bill while she cruises into the General

dorkzilla

(5,141 posts)
15. How long will it take till they claim the residents were watching from their windows
Thu Apr 14, 2016, 11:28 AM
Apr 2016

and claim that her rally had 25,400 in attendance?

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