Sanders with biggest crowd so far in not-so-librul Phoenix

[Tender Branson]

PHOENIX, Arizona – Bernie Sanders had his largest rally yet of his nascent campaign on Saturday night in Phoenix, Arizona.

“We’ve had big turnouts in Wisconsin, in Iowa … but this is the biggest turnout yet!” Sanders said as he took the stage to begin his speech. “And some people say Arizona is a conservative state!” he said, receiving wild applause and cheers from the crowd.

A campaign spokesperson confirmed that over 11,000 people attended the rally at Phoenix Convention Center, which the largest attendance number yet for a Sanders rally.

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/sanders-draws-largest-crowds-yet-phoenix

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Please campaign in Arizona if you make it to the GE, Sanders! Maybe you can get 46% while PA goes for Bush!

[Yelnoc]

Please campaign in Arizona if you make it to the GE, Sanders! Maybe you can get 46% while PA goes for Bush!

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[YaBoyNY]

Please campaign in Arizona if you make it to the GE, Sanders! Maybe you can get 46% while PA goes for Bush!

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It's Wulfric, what do you expect?

[ElectionsGuy]

Good for him, but we shouldn't equivalate this with actual support. Sanders has the most active supporters of any candidate in the race by far, so it shouldn't be very expected.

[Lief 🗽]

Er, why does it matter how liberal the place is? Obama got 600,000 votes in Maricopa County. It's not like there are no liberals there.

[JonathanSwift]

Well, Phoenix is the sixth most populous city in the U.S., so it isn't that surprising that he'd have a larger crowd there than in less populous areas.

[Negusa Nagast 🚀]

Tender really needs to see a doctor. He has one of the worst cases of Hillary Derangement Syndrome I've ever seen.

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

Well, Phoenix is the sixth most populous city in the U.S., so it isn't that surprising that he'd have a larger crowd there than in less populous areas.

15th largest metro area

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_metropolitan_areas_of_the_United_States

[Lincoln Republican]

I believe a large number of people are showing up at Sanders rallies out of curiosity.

[anvi]

I don't know guys.  I'm not rooting for Sanders.  But it is starting to look to me like Sanders represents a very serious primary challenge to Clinton.  Sanders seems to have significant sections of Dem and non-Dem-affilliated lefties pretty excited, and the populist element of his message could resonate strongly with some independent voters in open primaries.  All this could catch on even more later this year when more voters are paying attention.  Sanders is campaigning pretty hard in early primary states already too.  The last time a candidate came out of seemingly implausible circumstances to make big speeches that excited lots of crowds and then beat Hillary in the primary was 2008.  Bernie gives lefties the old time religion and sings the populist rage against the big corporations pretty well, and he has the added advantage that he has really been singing those tunes for decades.  I think it may become a closely contested primary season on the Dem side.  What he does still have to prove in order to be viable is that he can win over significant shares of the African-American, Latino and women's vote in the primaries, and I am not sure he can.

[Lincoln Republican]

The Sanders' candidacy could be compared in some respects to the insurgent candidacy of Senator Eugene McCarthy in 1968, although, clearly, the Sanders' candidacy will not be resulting in the withdrawal of the establishment candidate, as was the case in 1968.

[Crumpets]

Yawn. Let me know when Hillary holds a rally that isn't completely sold out. It's all down to capacity, not enthusiasm.

[NeverAgain]

Yawn. Let me know when Hillary holds a rally that isn't completely sold out. It's all down to capacity, not enthusiasm.

Well the expected amount of people at it was about 4 to 5 thousand, and was going to be held in a near by theater, then 12,000 people showed up so they had to move. Maybe it's just campaign oversight, or maybe he can beat Hillary. Dunno.

[Obama-Biden Democrat]

Obama would have lost to Hillary by a Bill Bradley v Al Gore esque margin in 2008, if he just had the same insurgent upper class Liberal vote like Sanders is capturing now. He was only able to just barely beat Hillary by fusing together the Gary Hart coalition with the Jesse Jackson coalition. Obama being the first potential black president was able to generate  huge amounts of enthusiasm amongst black voters in the Democrat primary. Bernie is some old white dude, not exactly a favorable demographic especially considering how youthful and diverse the Democratic party is becoming.

Although the number of self identified Liberals in the 2008 and 2012 exit polls has seen an encouraging trend upwards. It used to be around 20 % of the electorate but in 2012 it is now 25% which would also mean more Liberals in the Democratic primary, which could help Bernie.

[Comrade Funk]

Obama would have lost to Hillary by a Bill Bradley v Al Gore esque margin in 2008, if he just had the same insurgent upper class Liberal vote like Sanders is capturing now. He was only able to just barely beat Hillary by fusing together the Gary Hart coalition with the Jesse Jackson coalition. Obama being the first potential black president was able to generate  huge amounts of enthusiasm amongst black voters in the Democrat primary. Bernie is some old white dude, not exactly a favorable demographic especially considering how youthful and diverse the Democratic party is becoming.

Although the number of self identified Liberals in the 2008 and 2012 exit polls has seen an encouraging trend upwards. It used to be around 20 % of the electorate but in 2012 it is now 25% which would also mean more Liberals in the Democratic primary, which could help Bernie.

So old white men are too boring to be president now. God forbid if Roosevelt was running today. Rich, white, old.....bleh....that's racist.