Coliseum officials estimate crowd at 9,100 for Bernie Sanders rally. Spokesman, 9,129

[cal04]

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Attendance for Sen. Bernie Sanders in Greensboro tonight: 9,129, according to a spokesman
https://twitter.com/elonpendulum/status/643213119192461312


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Bernie rally dominated by supporters in their 20's and 30's.


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BernieSanders in #greensboronc 9,100+ #FeelTheBern Amazing. Thank you for inspiring us.
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The Vermont senator’s campaign rally Sunday evening was at the Greensboro Coliseum’s special events center, which can seat 5,000 people. The venue was full and there was standing-room only.

After speaking to that group, Sanders went to a nearby room and spoke to hundreds of other would-be voters, reported WNCN’s Michael Hyland.

In all, officials with Sanders said that 9,129 people showed up to see Sanders on Sunday evening
http://wncn.com/2015/09/13/packed-crowd-greets-bernie-sanders-in-greensboro/

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Sanders wrapped up a weekend campaign swing through the South Sunday night by speaking to more than 9,000 in a raucous meeting hall and an overflow crowd near the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

http://www.sunherald.com/2015/09/13/6413261/sanders-revs-up-n-carolina-crowd.html


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[peacebird]

1. K&R!

[RobertEarl]

2. The election is over a year away

What has got into these people to get involved so early and in such numbers?

I've never seen anything like it, have any of you?

[SoapBox]

5. Not me.

Just talked with someone that said Bernie, is finally publicly saying, what MILLIONS of us have been thinking and feeling for YEARS...I think that sums it up pretty well.

[RobertEarl]

6. That must be why so many show up

Bernie knows what people have been going through.

Heh, he sure speaks for me.

[SoapBox]

12. And me too.

[Marty McGraw]

19. What's This?

I missed another Bern Berner?



Have to visit the archives again...

[RobertEarl]

22. See my journal

There is a link to people's journals at the header of posts. Some have journals, some not. I am proud of mine. I am a Berner.

[roguevalley]

24. Scottish fold? :D

[Marty McGraw]

27. oh.... ohh....

I'm afraid to ask.
What is a Scottish Fold?....

[roguevalley]

28. oops. drop down lines again. it's a breed of cat with wonky ears

[Marty McGraw]

29. Whew!

I thought it was gonna be a comment about the action I think the cat was really commenting about.

[Enthusiast]

31. Just like Bernie said, "The message is resonating." It sure is resonating with me.

[kracer20]

13. Simple - It Is Social Media

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Take a look at the second to last photo in the OP. Just about everyone has a phone out and will probably post on FB or Twitter.

[sabrina 1]

16. Social Media IS where people go for news now, the Corp Media is dying a slow and

painful death.

But that doesn't explain why Bernie's crowds are larger than any other candidate's. They all have access to Social Media. See here eg. And when you think that Bernie still doesn't have close to the name recognition of Hillary, how come she can't draw these kind of crowds?



I think it's because most of the other candidates' supporters are not that enthusiastic about their candidate.

It's 14 months to the election, crowds like this are pretty unusual at this stage of the game.

[Enthusiast]

32. If corporate media had tried to maintain a decent level of objectivity

they might have saved themselves. We know what the boardrooms look like. We understand thinking outside the box is discouraged.

I suspect very few suggested, "Why don't we go back to simply reporting the news, with no preconceptions and no agenda." Anyone that suggested such a thing would be thoroughly castigated.

They got in the habit of misinforming the public during Whitewater, the 2000 election, 9/11, Iraq, the 2008 economic collapse and the 2008 election.

It's a hard habit to break.

[kracer20]

35. Still Sticking With Social Media

Yes, all campaigns have access to social media, but it seems that Bernie supporters are really using it to the full potential, and the people that are showing up are obviously tuned in to it as well. The OP was updated, so now the last pic shows a meme stating that 9100 showed up with 5 days notice. That type of turnout isn't done with signs and advertisements.

[sabrina 1]

36. Well, you have to be very enthusiastic about a candidate to bother using

Social Media in the first place. I'm sure all the other candidates have supporters who COULD use it as effectively, so why don't they?

Bernie we knew, would get very little help from the Corporate Media, while the Establishment candidates would be covered ad nauseum. See Trump eg.

So it took a lot of enthusiasm and determination and a willingness to spend the time, and for many to donate their expertise and skills, to use Social Media to the extent that Bernie's supporters are doing.

It also shows how the Corp media has lost much of its power to influence people.

Still, if eg, the Corp media were to treat Bernie Sanders the way they treat Trump, his NC rallies over the weekend would be all over the MSM.

I checked just to see if there was any mention of them. I saw nothing!

If Trump had drawn a crowd of 200 it would have been repeated over and over again.

So yes, Social Media is partly responsible for Bernie's success so far, but ONLY because his supporters once they learn about him, are so inspired by his message that they are willing to spend the time to USE it on his behalf.

[LiberalElite]

30. why does that say above

160 days to election. Primary? Typo?

[L0oniX]

3. K & R

[Live and Learn]

4. Wow. Bernie is doing an amazing job. nt

[AzDar]

7. Bernie!

[Divernan]

8. Absolutely incredibly terrific! In the South, folks!

I love the picture of him with his arm around Jane. She usually stays in the background, but she is there for him and gives him the personal support we all crave and need from our significant other - those of us fortunate enough to have a significant other.

[retrowire]

9. omg!!!

so that's what 9000 people crowds feel like!!! amazing!!! it was amazing!!!

[cal04]

10. Please post ! To watch it was amazing and the crowd was awesome!

[retrowire]

11. i made a liveblog thread about it :)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/128050067

and my wife and I got a selfie with bernie.

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[ALBliberal]

14. awesome!

[840high]

15. ...

[sabrina 1]

17. You DID get a selfie with Bernie!

With the next president of the US!



You did a great job live-blogging from when you left home up to the moment it started.

Great work, thanks for sharing it all with us!

[retrowire]

23. Thank you for tuning in!

Also, my Google Drive link should now have all the photos that I deemed best for sharing available in it.

And you know what else is uploading to the Google Drive right now?

Videos.

Crappy video, but video nonetheless! You'll get to see my perspective!

[Enthusiast]

33. Cool! Thanks for sharing that with us, retrowire!

[retrowire]

34. No problem! n/t

[DrBulldog]

18. Just finished watching it. This was one of his best!

He had his "afterberniers" turned on full, and the crowd roared a hundred times!

[Iwillnevergiveup]

20. K&R

Only wish I could have been there - the crowd was on fire!

[NCjack]

21. I've noticed a sharp decline in "but he can't win".

[SoLeftIAmRight]

25. Yep - me too

even they are feeling the Bern

[turbinetree]

26. And evry night on the MSM..............................

all we hear is about the clown car, the continuous clown car, and the MSM are sitting there with there dismayed looks on there face trying to figure why,--- know one is listening to them and everyone is going to FEEL the BERN---------------because MSM, its about your political corruption , your disingenuous fact, that you want someone other than someone, that is speaking to and for the AMERICAN PUBLIC about the ISSUES, the ISSUES, that you have neglected, a man that has talked about the issues since 1964 and for over 35 years in his political life, that you don't get it.

You just don't get it MSM, do you---------------its about the ISSUES--------------that's why you are getting over 9,000 human beings, that are sick and tired, of the hypocrisy----------------enough is enough


Honk-------------------for a political revolution Bernie 2016

FEEL the BERN 2016