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Iowa State Fair Soapbox with Bernie Sanders (@2pm) - Bernie2016tv preshow Live Now (Original Post) kenn3d Aug 2015 OP
1:58 before Bernie Picking Dem Aug 2015 #1
Yesterday? Hillary was there today. SonderWoman Aug 2015 #7
No. She hid off to the side with Tom Harkin. Fawke Em Aug 2015 #8
Yep, she hid from the general public. askew Aug 2015 #10
That Oligarchy Response Team shirt was given Fawke Em Aug 2015 #13
knr, also ... slipslidingaway Aug 2015 #2
huge crowd questionseverything Aug 2015 #3
I saw Bernie's speech on C-SPAN. It was a good stump speech. NYCButterfinger Aug 2015 #4
Beautiful day in Iowa - Thanks Bernie2016tv kenn3d Aug 2015 #5
Let the post-soapbox corn vote surge begin!! PowerToThePeople Aug 2015 #6
Surged even more since you posted. Fawke Em Aug 2015 #9
And even more... Pastiche423 Aug 2015 #11
I love this! tk2kewl Aug 2015 #12
 

Picking Dem

(106 posts)
1. 1:58 before Bernie
Sat Aug 15, 2015, 02:59 PM
Aug 2015

I love this guy's sign on the back of his shirt.



....did Clinton's crowd look like THIS yesterday?

Fawke Em

(11,366 posts)
8. No. She hid off to the side with Tom Harkin.
Sat Aug 15, 2015, 03:51 PM
Aug 2015

Actually, though, she was flanked mostly by media and some lookie-loos.

askew

(1,464 posts)
10. Yep, she hid from the general public.
Sat Aug 15, 2015, 03:57 PM
Aug 2015

I wish she would have done the soapbox. She needs to spend more time taking unfiltered questions from non-supporters. All the other candidates are getting tough questions. Hillary is in this weird, protective bubble that isn't going to help her once the general election rolls around.

And using Tom Harkin as a shield walking around the Fair was pretty sad.

But, she did do a press avail at the Fair. Most of the questions were about the emails. She made a lot of declarative statements that she better hope pan out. She stated that no classified information was sent or received by her at the time. She basically tried to downplay the whole thing and say it was just a turfwar. For her sake and the country's sake, I hope she is right.

Fawke Em

(11,366 posts)
13. That Oligarchy Response Team shirt was given
Sat Aug 15, 2015, 08:10 PM
Aug 2015

to people crashing closed ALEC events.

Highly appropriate.



 

NYCButterfinger

(755 posts)
4. I saw Bernie's speech on C-SPAN. It was a good stump speech.
Sat Aug 15, 2015, 03:32 PM
Aug 2015

It was clear, decisive, and good points on college education.

kenn3d

(486 posts)
5. Beautiful day in Iowa - Thanks Bernie2016tv
Sat Aug 15, 2015, 03:32 PM
Aug 2015

Big crowd, Blue sky...
And Big fun at the Corn Poll too ... check it out! :
https://sos.iowa.gov/statefair.html
(currently Sanders 48% - Clinton 45%)

 

PowerToThePeople

(9,610 posts)
6. Let the post-soapbox corn vote surge begin!!
Sat Aug 15, 2015, 03:34 PM
Aug 2015

D Lincoln Chafee 6 1.55%
D Hillary Clinton 173 44.82%
D Martin O'Malley 18 4.66%
D Bernie Sanders 185 47.93%
D Jim Webb 4 1.04%

Fawke Em

(11,366 posts)
9. Surged even more since you posted.
Sat Aug 15, 2015, 03:55 PM
Aug 2015

Lincoln Chafee 7 1.69%
Hillary Clinton 181 43.83%
Martin O'Malley 20 4.84%
Bernie Sanders 201 48.67%

Pastiche423

(15,406 posts)
11. And even more...
Sat Aug 15, 2015, 07:34 PM
Aug 2015

Lincoln Chafee 10 1.70%
Hillary Clinton 240 40.89%
Martin O'Malley 23 3.92%
Bernie Sanders 310 52.81%

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