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MAINE: YUUUGE TURNOUTS FOR BERNIE ALREADY AND YUGGE LINES (Original Post) 99th_Monkey Mar 2016 OP
WOW!.....thanks. Segami Mar 2016 #1
I hope there is someone tallying votes, besides any "official" tally. n/t djean111 Mar 2016 #2
Me, too. nt Duval Mar 2016 #24
kick! kgnu_fan Mar 2016 #3
Outfreakingrageous!!! Thanks!!! Merryland Mar 2016 #4
Stay in line & video it if Hillary folks try to turn you away - TBF Mar 2016 #5
Thank You For Sharing This Good News cantbeserious Mar 2016 #6
Please don't let the Clintons get in there and cheat on this. senz Mar 2016 #7
Oh God,why would anyone cheat at a Maine caucus...n/t asuhornets Mar 2016 #14
To keep doing what they have done in all the others? timmymoff Mar 2016 #16
At least they are consistent. Enthusiast Mar 2016 #27
Yes, but the Clintons do seem to be full of surprises senz Mar 2016 #20
Well, Chelsea is there this time. Duval Mar 2016 #25
Does she have a mega-horn, too? MrMickeysMom Mar 2016 #44
Outstanding! Zorra Mar 2016 #8
Same record turnout in Brunswick, Maine! PWPippin Mar 2016 #9
Been reports of Clintonian Shenanigans... plz be VIGILANT! AzDar Mar 2016 #10
How long is it going to take to get all those people inside? ReallyIAmAnOptimist Mar 2016 #11
They told them they can vote and leave. It's a clusterfuck, frankly. MADem Mar 2016 #40
Great to see! jalan48 Mar 2016 #12
Where is Bubba? Helen Borg Mar 2016 #13
Zing! forest444 Mar 2016 #15
He can NOT control himself! But let's blame her for having cleavage, right? Divernan Mar 2016 #21
I hate cleavage. Enthusiast Mar 2016 #28
Not to mention heads of states bringing their wives to the White House. A Simple Game Mar 2016 #31
Who cares about that? senz Mar 2016 #22
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Thread winna! forest444 Mar 2016 #39
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Bill Clinton for Secretary of State! forest444 Mar 2016 #42
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Oh, boy! forest444 Mar 2016 #47
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Yet another great reason to feel the Bern. forest444 Mar 2016 #55
That was just UGLY. I hope the admins take note. nt MADem Mar 2016 #41
Bill is responsible for his behavior toward women. That picture is a photograph. JDPriestly Mar 2016 #52
Bill is not running for POTUS. You want I should post some unflattering pics of Jane? MADem Mar 2016 #57
wooohooooo!!! Bernie is gonna win it all! bernie_FTW Mar 2016 #17
Definitely Helen Borg Mar 2016 #48
K & R! TIME TO PANIC Mar 2016 #18
Geat turnout but about as sophisticated as voting for class president in the 1940's! Divernan Mar 2016 #19
We know the Clintons will seize any opportunity they can get. senz Mar 2016 #23
senz, is someone there to take pictures, etc? Like OS? Duval Mar 2016 #26
Hope Maine doesn't have absentees TheFarseer Mar 2016 #29
Maine has caucus absentees - and in my Maine town they went 4:1 for Hillary jpak Mar 2016 #32
Dang. Only losing 4:1 is pretty good compared to NE TheFarseer Mar 2016 #33
Bernie won by a single vote in my Maine town jpak Mar 2016 #35
wow those absentee numbers greymouse Mar 2016 #46
I think Bernie has this one in the bag--but I do see a Hillary sign right up there MADem Mar 2016 #30
Looks like a quaint, lovely town... SMC22307 Mar 2016 #34
Hope there are dedicated observers... zentrum Mar 2016 #38
Imagine the Yuuuuuge national turnout pdsimdars Mar 2016 #43
My thoughts precisely. JDPriestly Mar 2016 #53
Looks like a political revolution, to me! dchill Mar 2016 #49
Shh ... Don't tell the M$M. Their blind-eye would be shocked to learn of it. 99th_Monkey Mar 2016 #56
K&R quantumjunkie Mar 2016 #50
Looks to be a gorgeous day. oldandhappy Mar 2016 #51

TBF

(31,919 posts)
5. Stay in line & video it if Hillary folks try to turn you away -
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 05:39 PM
Mar 2016

let us know here on DU and one of us will figure out how to let the campaign know. Photograph or video everything.

 

senz

(11,945 posts)
20. Yes, but the Clintons do seem to be full of surprises
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 06:37 PM
Mar 2016

don't they? Remember the Iowa caucuses and the questions about irregularities?

And who would have thought Bill would visit four MA polling places, shutting down voting on election day in a very tight election?

Your candidate's lifetime of questionable behavior forces the rest of us to be on guard.

And I'll bet you're proud of that, too.

PWPippin

(213 posts)
9. Same record turnout in Brunswick, Maine!
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 05:48 PM
Mar 2016

People were still registering an hour and a half after the caucus started at 1. Overflow had to be directed from the gym to the cafeteria. Ran out of yellow index cards used for voting so switched to half sheets of plain white paper. A little strange and it felt strangely corruptible. Many many more lined up to drop their cards in Bernie Boxes than Hillary's. Lots of college students registering for the first time. Awaiting tally.

11. How long is it going to take to get all those people inside?
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 05:55 PM
Mar 2016

...assuming there's room?

I am soooooooooo sick of caucus BS.
They are just another way to disenfranchise voters, and provide opportunity to cheat.

That said I am currently organizing for ours (WA) March 26th. We are fairly organized, even with online preregistration which gives the LD a clue as to how many are coming. Not sure if we have contingency ideas if the current venue is too small...

This is what we need though HUUUGE turnouts.
We don't want to head to the National convention without Bernie (like Obama) having clinched the earned delegates.
And yes, he can!

MADem

(135,425 posts)
40. They told them they can vote and leave. It's a clusterfuck, frankly.
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 07:39 PM
Mar 2016

They should go to a primary system--all of these "caucus states" should.

Of course, the reason IA gets to go early is BECAUSE of their stupid little caucuses.

At least ME is having theirs on a day where more people can attend. If they'd done this on a weeknight like the other states, the turnout would have been much lower.

Also, it's a great day in terms of weather, and that helps.

I am a HRC supporter, but I would be shocked if Sanders didn't do very well in this contest.

Divernan

(15,480 posts)
21. He can NOT control himself! But let's blame her for having cleavage, right?
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 06:38 PM
Mar 2016

OK. Everyone who wants their daughters to work as interns in a Clinton White House, raise your hands!

Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

A Simple Game

(9,214 posts)
31. Not to mention heads of states bringing their wives to the White House.
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 07:23 PM
Mar 2016

Can we really expect foreign heads of state to allow Bill to entertain their wives while they and Hillary talk in private about state matters?

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forest444

(5,902 posts)
47. Oh, boy!
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 07:53 PM
Mar 2016

I wouldn´t put it past him. But you know what?

His cheating on his wife doesn´t bother me one bit (that´s all between him and Hillary).

It´s Hillary´s cheating on her own country - the one she presumes to want to lead - with banksters that really infuriates me.

Response to forest444 (Reply #47)

forest444

(5,902 posts)
55. Yet another great reason to feel the Bern.
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 08:37 PM
Mar 2016

Bernie Sanders commands respect, even from most of those who disagree. What they see is the authenticity and the good faith.

Hillary, on the other hand, does not. And what's worse, today's GOP is far more vicious than the GOP from the late '90s.

You're absolutely right: it'll be a non-stop witch hunt and media circus all rolled into one. The last thing we need, what with all our problems right now.

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
52. Bill is responsible for his behavior toward women. That picture is a photograph.
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 08:22 PM
Mar 2016

It's who Bill Clinton is. It's apparently what he does, and in that respect, he is not that unusual.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
57. Bill is not running for POTUS. You want I should post some unflattering pics of Jane?
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 08:55 PM
Mar 2016

They're out there.

I don't stoop to that level, though.

Divernan

(15,480 posts)
19. Geat turnout but about as sophisticated as voting for class president in the 1940's!
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 06:35 PM
Mar 2016

Running out of forms and tearing pieces of white paper in half?

Any campaign/candidate with a propensity for cheating, i.e., ignoring the rules? Fox meet henhouse!

It's like hiring an alcoholic to clerk in a liquor store.

 

senz

(11,945 posts)
23. We know the Clintons will seize any opportunity they can get.
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 06:42 PM
Mar 2016

I cannot believe there aren't greater precautions at voting/caucus places, given what we've seen at the Iowa and Nevada caucuses, not to mention Bill Clinton in MA.

TheFarseer

(9,308 posts)
29. Hope Maine doesn't have absentees
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 07:13 PM
Mar 2016

In Nebraska, Bernie had huge crowds on his side but after absentees were added, the numbers were almost equal! It was unreal. In one county she won absentees 77-7!

TheFarseer

(9,308 posts)
33. Dang. Only losing 4:1 is pretty good compared to NE
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 07:28 PM
Mar 2016

Edited to add she won absentees 228-48 at my caucus location.

jpak

(41,741 posts)
35. Bernie won by a single vote in my Maine town
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 07:31 PM
Mar 2016

2 undecided were convinced by Bernie folks to caucus with him.

When the absentees were announced - jaws dropped.



MADem

(135,425 posts)
30. I think Bernie has this one in the bag--but I do see a Hillary sign right up there
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 07:22 PM
Mar 2016

by the sign in table, along with a Bernie tee shirt. So maybe a few people in that group are for HRC, too.

zentrum

(9,865 posts)
38. Hope there are dedicated observers...
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 07:38 PM
Mar 2016

…..who all stay there all day, to make sure all votes are kept track of and counted.

Exciting pic. Thanks.

 

pdsimdars

(6,007 posts)
43. Imagine the Yuuuuuge national turnout
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 07:42 PM
Mar 2016

if the Democratic party machine were getting out the message of their most electable candidate, instead of trying their usual losing ways.

Haven't they LOST 900 Democratically held offices under the leadership of DWS?
Here's the IMPORTANT question -- do they really want to win?
I guess that should be more precise, do they really want a Democrat to win, or do they just want one of the elites to win, irrespective of party?

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
53. My thoughts precisely.
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 08:25 PM
Mar 2016

The DNC wants the passage of the TPP. There is big money in that. Lots of jobs for former members of Congress.

Losing the 2014 mid-term election made passing the TPP easier for Democrats.

I know that is a crazy sounding idea, but it just does not seem to want to leave my brain.

I hope it is just a crazy conspiracy theory, but . . . .

2014 was the worst, most absent Democratic campaign that I can recall in a long time, but maybe I was just busy with other things.

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