9,500 expected at Madison rally for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders

[think]

Very brief article on crowd expectations for the Madison Rally on Wednesday. Looks like it could be a big one!:

9,500 expected at Madison rally for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders

POSTED 11:06 AM, JUNE 30, 2015, BY AP WIRE SERVICE

MADISON — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says 9,500 people have said they plan to attend his rally on Wednesday night in Madison.

The Vermont senator said during a conference call Tuesday that he will draw on Wisconsin’s long progressive political history during the event. Sanders says he believes the progressive movement that existed for years in Wisconsin is now spreading throughout the country.

The Sanders visit comes just a couple weeks before Republican Gov. Scott Walker is expected to launch his campaign for president.

Sanders says he is strongly opposed to Walker’s agenda and the country needs new leadership that expands opportunities for working families and strengthens trade unions.

Source:
http://fox6now.com/2015/06/30/9500-expected-at-madison-rally-for-democratic-presidential-candidate-bernie-sanders/

[SoapBox]

1. Yes!

More folks are gonna Feel the Bern!

[peacebird]

2. K&R!

[BrotherIvan]

3. They should bring a few folks

The people who protested (including teachers and public sector workers) should all be out in force. A big middle finger to Walker.

[sabrina 1]

4. I wouldn't be surprised if he gets the Wisconsin Teachers Union endorsement before too long.

There is no other candidate in the race who has supported Unions as strongly as he has.

[BrotherIvan]

6. I am really looking to see what the teachers do

I think the national organization will endorse Clinton, but perhaps the states individually will go for Bernie. They should follow Vermont's lead and do it now. But everyone is still afraid she is inevitable and they don't want to get burnt. Not that it helped them AT ALL with Obama.

[sabrina 1]

7. I'm not sure about the National Organization. I think they feel very betrayed by this administration

which promised them so much and then went with Bush's policies of denigrating and blaming them for everything, and privatizing Public Schools.

I would be surprised if they went with Hillary whose policies are more than likely to mirror Obama's on Education.

However, if many of the states do what Vt did, even if they wanted to go with what they view as the 'safe' choice, they may have to actually represent the teachers nationally.

[BrotherIvan]

15. The word is the national will endorse Hillary

They are as entrenched in Washington as any poll. That is the problem. I hope I am wrong. I hope the states don't follow.

But I found this article VERY interesting. Her rich donors are telling her to pick a side. I wonder if the Clintons can keep them quiet as she channels Warren on the trail. Hope they run their mouths as much as possible.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/25/us/politics/hillary-clinton-caught-between-dueling-forces-on-education-teachers-and-wealthy-donors.html?_r=0

[sabrina 1]

21. Didn't know that. They will regret that decision. Repeating the same failed tactics over again

will just have the same results. Note that the article was written when 'Hillary has no strong challenger for the primaries'.

Eg, I read recently that Black Leaders have condemned Common Core which aligns them also with the Teachers' Unions across the nation.

What a difference a few months make. The article stated she 'had time with no strong challenger'. Well that was then, this is now. And she does not have time, as the endorsement of the Vt Teachers Union shows.

Bernie has been direct about his position on education. No reason why any candidate needs all this time to decide how bad NCLB has been for students and for the Public Schools. We've had more than a decade to witness the failure of Common Core.

[BrotherIvan]

23. He said he would end NCLB

If I were still teaching, that would get my vote right there. Anyone who thinks Clinton won't continue the privatization of education is fooling themselves big time.

P.S. Have you heard anything concrete about Biden jumping in because that is worrisome. I don't doubt that he too would be financed by them to take Sanders out.

[Enthusiast]

28. +1 a huge bunch!

[LWolf]

5. Fox news reporting on a large turnout for Sanders?

[Half-Century Man]

8. Psttt, you number is too low.

Just sit back and wait.

[postulater]

9. My daughter is going, taking a few friends.

She showed me her Bernie button stash over the weekend.

Bernie is strong with the student population in Madison.

Can't wait to see how big the crowd is. I bet it will be his biggest so far.

[TheCount_]

10. It would be good to see it in triple digits

Not sure why they would estimate 9,500. Wait, I do know. It's Fux News. Seems an odd figure, would you not say? Can they really estimate in that hundredths place? Methinks not. Seems they did not want to go over the magic 10k mark, so they made it up. Made it as close as they can. Fux News.

[sabrina 1]

22. Actually I believe Bernie's campaign issued that number due to their RSVPS. It probably will exceed

that since not everyone RSVPs and many will just walk in when they hear about it.

[TheCount_]

34. I see. Thanks.

I probably spoke to soon. Wonder if Fux will report the final number, if over 10k. Sometimes media is sly with details.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

11. Wonder if we will hear, "enough with the big crowds" again.

[lobodons]

12. Fox news reports Walker gets more than 10K at his rally in Wisconsin

Fox News reports Walker gets more than 10K at his event in Wisconsin complete with Palm trees and all!!

(only way its going to happen)

[KansDem]

13. Ah, yes...the (in)famous "Madison Palm Trees!"

Made me homesick!

[SoapBox]

14. I'll be there is spirit...

and if you want to as well...there is a PDF flyer for this event on BernieSanders.com/Events.

Just select the Madison event and you'll see the flyer link...I'm hanging mine on my desk.

[rurallib]

16. how many can the venue hold?

pre-event estimated turnouts for Sanders have usually been low.

[think]

19. According to this article the capacity for the venue is a little over 10,000:

Bernie Sanders plans to tap Wisconsin's progressive roots at Wednesday rally in Madison

~Snip

Sanders, who announced his candidacy on May 26, has been drawing large crowds at events around the country. So far, more than 9,000 people have RSVPed to Wednesday night’s even at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Alliant Energy Center, his campaign said.

The venue's capacity is just over 10,000.

“I think it’s possible that the turnout we’ll have will be, in fact, the largest turnout that we’ve had in the campaign so far,” Sanders said...

Read more: http://host.madison.com/news/local/writers/laurel-white/bernie-sanders-plans-to-tap-wisconsin-s-progressive-roots-at/article_2e449c53-f5dd-57d7-adaf-ad39f8b96ded.html#ixzz3eZgXTQYG

[TBF]

33. It could happen -

a lot of students stay in Madison over the summer (they actually have a lot of classes along with sailing!) ... plus proximity to Milwaukee and Chicago. I don't think that's unreasonably high to hope for.

[C Moon]

17. I can't wait to see what will happen in California!

[jwirr]

18. Yes

[WillyT]

20. K & R !!!

[silenttigersong]

24. I am sure

there would be many more if they could afford to travel.Snark intended

[mikehiggins]

25. Hush!

It is unwise to predict a huge turnout. If it happens it happens. If it doesn't happen all of the pundits will point out how the campaign failed to turn out the numbers, etc., etc. Sort of like sex, in a way. If you don't perform as expected you'll be sure to hear about it.

[hootinholler]

26. Roughly 1 in 25 n/t

[glinda]

27. Whoa!!!!!!! That does my heart well.

[Enthusiast]

29. Yay, Bernie!

[sadoldgirl]

30. I hate to tell you this,but

be careful with those numbers. Bernie's campaign
got over 9,000 RSVPs in Denver, yet only about
6,000 showed up. I hope for more, but I have become
a bit cautious.

Still, if 6-7,000 show up, it will be more than any
other candidate has achieved.

[think]

32. Completely understand. I did hear that parking in Denver and the size of the building

might have kept some people from making it to the event.

The Madison venue is said to hold a little over 10,000 and hopefully parking is better there.

It's still awesome to see Bernie drawing these large crowds. Hopefully it will hit the 9k to 10k numbers.

[JeffHead]

31. And I'll be one of them.

100 mile drive to Madison is no problem. Looking forward to it. Should be fun.

Go Bernie!

[think]

35. Awesome! Hope you have a great time!

Go Bernie!

[rhett o rick]

36. Let's keep up the momentum. Sen Sanders is taking a big risk for us. We must have his

back.

Support Sen Sanders, not the choice of the billionaires.