Bernie Sanders Draws Thousands at Rallies Across Florida

[UglyGreed]

Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont spent Thursday talking to thousands of people in rallies across Florida in an effort to garner support before the state’s primary next week.

Mr. Sanders began his day in Miami and flew to Gainesville for a morning rally at the University of Florida. There, he told about 5,600 supporters that he would need their help to score another victory like the one he had in Michigan’s primary on Tuesday. He also continued to contrast his stances on trade with those of his rival, Hillary Clinton.

“We just pulled off a major upset in Michigan the other night, and on Tuesday we have five states coming up, including Florida,” Mr. Sanders said to cheers. “If you guys come out to vote, we are going to pull off another upset.”

http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/03/10/bernie-sanders-draws-thousands-at-rallies-across-florida/

[HooptieWagon]

1. Tampa crowd reported about 10K.

https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153514651111245&id=584386244&set=gm.1559930711002001&source=48

Hillary was in town a few hours ago, drew 600.

[UglyGreed]

3. Nice

I found this pic on Reddit

[merrily]

9. HA! Three empty seats, right in the front of the pic.

First time I've seen empty seats in pics of his rallies.

The message is clear. His surge is done. He's toast.

[UglyGreed]

11. It may of been

a bathroom break.........

[merrily]

13. Bernie supporters use catheters at rallies. He's doomed.

[UglyGreed]

14. Ouch

now that is dedication......

[merrily]

15. Sanders Up!

[AlbertCat]

19. now that is dedication......

You forget.... they're all angry old white men.... with bladder disorders...

[UglyGreed]

20. Oh damn that's

right silly me............ No wonder they are pissed

[pangaia]

39. Hey,, watch it, there.....

I'm old. 72
I get angry when I see Hillary. so I don't look.
My bladder works just fine..

[ibegurpard]

12. That's it!

He's finally peaked!

[PatrynXX]

27. too bad when you stop up the dam

the peaks get bigger

[KoKo]

2. He's coming to Raleigh, NC, Tomorrow.

First N.C. appearance in a long while. Where he's booked is a venue of maybe 2,500...with room for overflow.

[Mira]

22. True dat and many can't wait, I happen to know they are working on

finding a bigger place.
Bernie worker (one of four who are crashing at my house in advance of Tuesday's voting= one from Fla, one from Tennessee, one from PA, and one from Los Angeles) is upstairs working on that as I type. Then she is driving to Raleigh to get there way past midnight, and get ready for a meeting on the subject once there at 7 am. Those are the hours they work. I am not only impressed, I am also royally entertained and loving my time with them.

[slipslidingaway]

34. Thanks for hosting them and also thanks to them for their commitment! nt

[KoKo]

37. Thanks!

I wondered if they wouldn't need a bigger venue. I've felt Bernie could have a chance here and was worried that, after SC and the deep South states going so big for Hillary, he wouldn't want to spend resources in NC. Early voting has already started, but hopefully he could have a surge on election day. Fingers Crossed.

[kennetha]

4. Have to admit I'm surprised by this.

If I were him, I wouldn't waste my time in Florida, given both last night's debate and the fact that it's a closed primary. I'd spend my time and money in a state where I could flood the primary with independents and cross over Republicans.

But I guess he has to keep his Florida losses to a minimum. If Hillary racks up a huge win there, and just basically ties him elsewhere, it's basically over for him.

[UglyGreed]

5. The standing ovation

at the end of the debate made it seem like his time was not wasted............

[HooptieWagon]

6. He won't win Florida.

But he'll do well enough to pull in some delegates. Over 1 million early votes cast has been reported, which is probably good news. Only a couple more Confederate States to go, and Hillary is done. Bernie will win most of the remaining.

[SheilaT]

21. He wasn't going to win Michigan, either.

[HooptieWagon]

35. Michigan was an open primary, Florida is closed.

There won't be a huge turnout of Independants votingfor Sanders, as happened inMichigan.

[SheilaT]

38. Oh, I see. Every primary or caucus he's won so far has been an open one.

Didn't realize that.

And since Independents won't vote in many numbers for Hillary, I guess she doesn't need them.

So glad I understand that now.

[vdogg]

40. That is not at all what HooptieWagon said, and you know it

In the Michigan primary, Hillary won Democrats 57-40. Bernie only won Michigan because he carried independents 70-30. In a closed primary only Democrats can vote. This isn't difficult to understand.

[SheilaT]

41. It seemed to me that he was implying that.

Perhaps I missed his actual meaning.

[Barack_America]

8. No worries. He will be in Toledo tomorrow afternoon.

[merrily]

10. He's not only fighting a primary. He's starting a revolution. nt

[dflprincess]

17. Not to mention the voting machines in Florida are not to be trusted.

And I doubt that those who own the code like candidates like Bernie.

[LiberalElite]

18. ok this time it's for real -

Florida. Really. Sure. It's over after Florida. Keep telling yourself that.

[rynestonecowboy]

36. I thought the same thing but

I've got a sneaky suspicions that their internal polling might be telling them that things are already looking good in the rust belt states and he needs to minimize his losses in Florida. I'm also an armchair quarterback.

[Uncle Joe]

7. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, UglyGreed.

[appalachiablue]

16. K & R Love Florida and glad Bernie campaigned there!

[Fuddnik]

23. I got a call last night asking me to drive his entourage around Florida all day.

When I first volunteered earlier, they sent me an e-mail saying the positions were all filled, so I told my boss I'd work this evening.

Then I got another call last night, but it was too late to change.

I did some of that for the Kerry campaign in 2004, and it was a good experience.

[navarth]

24. how cool is that...good on ya

and how cool would it be to drive Bernie around? Aw man that would be historic.

[Pharaoh]

25. How do you get a job like that?

I could do it in Wisconsin!

[Fuddnik]

30. The campaign sent out an e-mail asking for volunteers.

You have to provide drivers license and SS#s, so the Secret Service can do a quick background check. I believe they go back 16 years.

[tomm2thumbs]

26. if you want to insert in your OP

at least one pic I found

[SoapBox]

28. So how many THOUSANDS did "she" talk to at rallies today...

Oh ya..."she" doesn't do rallies.

So I guess it would be more like...how many fundraisers with Banksters did "she" do today?

Go Bernie...We Love Ya!

[Fuddnik]

31. Tampa Bay Times reported 600.

At the Ritz in Ybor City (downtown Tampa).

[zentrum]

33. Everyone has seen that, done that.

Tired of legacy Presidents.

[zentrum]

29. His energy seems boundless!!!

What a week!

[marions ghost]

32. yeah how does he do it?

exhausting...