This is why Hillary can't win...

[Cosmic Kitten]

Taken at a recent Town Hall meeting
in Concord New Hampshire

Hillary can bee seen center left of the
backdrop, wearing a dark blue pantsuit.

The image speaks for itself.

[reformist2]

1. That looks like a respectable crowd of 80, maybe 90...

...of course, that's counting all the people standing behind her, who probably had to be there.

[Cosmic Kitten]

3. By 'respectable' I assume you mean nice, decent people?

Because if the Democratic front runner
can't muster a crowd larger that about
80 people, we won't win the general election.

[reformist2]

4. I was being silly, facetious. She clearly doesn't inspire people like she used to...

[Cosmic Kitten]

5. lol

[HooptieWagon]

16. Looks like 80 or 90 white people.

Perhaps the email invites to the others were inadvertently wiped.

[Skwmom]

2. No. She packed a 4,000 seat center with the help of other candidates.

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/hillary-clinton-comes-alive-new-hampshire-convention

I thought the venue was packed because supporters of all the candidates were there.

[Cosmic Kitten]

7. Team Clinton did a lot of image management at that event

There was about 4000 attendees
but they were not all there for Hillary.

Blowing well past the 15 to 20 minutes allotted to candidates, Clinton spoke for 45 minute, delivering a forceful stump speech using a teleprompter, which was absent in other recent events.

“I am sick of multimillionaires paying a lower tax rate than a teacher or nurse. That is wrong,” Clinton said to cheers, vowing to close the carried interest loophole.

The reception showcased the Clinton campaign’s organization muscle, which was used to fill the Verizon Wireless Arena with hundreds of enthusiastic supporters. The campaign handed out 700 t-shirts, along hundreds of sets of inflatable clappers, and signs printed with Clinton’s logo, which filled the stands when she came on stage.

She's "sick" that she and her millionaire
donors aren't paying enough taxes!!!!
Bwahahahaha

[sabrina 1]

13. She's beginning to SOUND like Bernie. Which is good, the more he can get HIS message out

the better. But SOUNDING good isn't going to fool the people. You have to have a record to show you actually mean what you say. Bernie is the only candidate in the race who has that record, and people notice it and are saying all over the country.

[SMC22307]

18. I'm sure she told Kanye, the Kartrashians, and the grocery chain mogul *just* that!

I keep vacillating between and feeling like I need to pop two Extra-Strength Excedrin.

[Autumn]

15. I agree, not all those people were there for Hillary

her venues are getting smaller and smaller.

[DCBob]

6. Is it the dark blue pantsuit?

She has other colors.

[Cosmic Kitten]

8. Dark or royal blue

[left-of-center2012]

9. Poor Hillary

She's been running for President since Bill left office.
Why does she have to compete against opponents?
Why doesn't the DNC just hand her the nomination?
It's just so unfair.

[Cosmic Kitten]

10. Well, the DNC et al is/was trying to hand her the nomination

Bernie ruined that!

[marym625]

11. What is an inflatable clapper?

Chris ought to just work for Hillary's campaign. What a fluff piece for her and hit piece for everyone else. Eesh!

[brooklynite]

12. So if I can show you a crowd of the same size for Bernie, that means he can't win?

Conversely, I show you a large crowd at a Rally for Howard Dean, that meant he did win?

[sabrina 1]

14. It depends on why the crowd is there. For Bernie the crowds are to hear someone finally who actually

speaks for THEM. And the more people get to know him, the more crowds he is getting because it is so rare to hear a politician actually saying what ordinary people KNOW and have KNOWN for a long time and actually has a RECORD to back it up.

A crowd of 4,000 for THREE or more candidates means one candidate isn't attracting that crowd, three of them are.

[Joe the Revelator]

17. Reminds me of the McCain crowds

Pre-Palin

[aspirant]

22. bomb, bomb, bomb,

bomb, bomb the sleepers

[spinbaby]

19. I watched her on CBS this morning

I want to like her, I really do, but she always leaves the impression that she's reciting something well rehearsed.

[SonderWoman]

20. Oh please. She's purposely holding small town hall's and you're trying to use it against her?

Her own campaign team says she'll be holding rallies in the mid fall as per her schedule.

[Cosmic Kitten]

21. Lolz... Holding a limited size event is one thing

NOT being able to fill said small event is sad.

The former first lady, Secretary of State,
and presidential candidate can't fill the
venue to capacity in "Clinton Country? ?


Face it, the feneral public is not motivated or inspired by her.
As such, we will lose the GE if she is the candidate.

[AgingAmerican]

25. Where's Waldo?

nt

[cherokeeprogressive]

32. Oh I get it... the empty chairs are a color of the spectrum your eyes can't discern.

Did they purposely set out empty chairs after she started talking?

[bigdarryl]

23. As a 56 year old political junky one thing I've learned

Is not to get over confident on.Is crowd sizes compared to other candidates before people actually get out and vote.She's already said she's not doing big crowds.Wether it's a winnng strategy or not we won't know until Iowa and NH but she preferres small town meetings get togethers talking directly to voters.

[Cosmic Kitten]

24. Small venues are fine

But there is no excuse
for not filling them to capacity.

It's not like she booked a 5000
seat hall and only got 3500 people...
she couldn't even fill the chairs set out.


People are NOT excited to see or hear her speak.
It is what it is

How many people attended her campaign kick off...
in freaking NYC... 8 million people live in NYC
yet less than 6000 attended

[reformist2]

26. What does that even mean? That she invites only selected guests to her events?

[MineralMan]

27. Why is that a reason she can't win?

It's a small town hall meeting in a school gymnasium. I guess I'm not getting your point, somehow. I'm sure there are photos of other candidates at small meetings like that. They don't mean anything more than this one does.

[Cosmic Kitten]

28. former first lady, presidential candidate...

can't fill a high school gymnasium.

Hillary just doesn't inspire or motivate.
If she is the nominee we lose the GE.

Democrats will be uninspired to vote FOR her
Repubs will be frenzied to vote AGAINST her.
it is that simple

[MineralMan]

29. Which gymnasium was that? What day?

In what place? From just a photograph, nothing is really clear.

Some might ask why Hillary had a larger crowd at the NH Democratic convention, with many people leaving by the time Bernie spoke. I don't have that question, though. It's a meaningless question, just like this photo is meaningless on its own.

You've stated your opinion. My opinion is that no conclusion can be drawn from that photo at all.

[aspirant]

30. "You've stated your opinion"

"My opinion is that no conclusion can be drawn from" your opinion

[MineralMan]

31. OK. To what are you aspiring?

I'm merely stating my opinion.