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Clinton Camp troubled by "Enthusiasm Gap"
But let us take a moment to examine this theory, particular with the Democratic primary. Based on all the metrics listed above, it should be clear that Bernie Sanders is the candidate whose campaign is engulfed in enthusiasm. His army of supporters have flocked to his rallies, producing crowds of upwards of 30,000 people, causing many venues to overflow. He raised nearly $44 million last month and now has amassed over 6 million contributions and growing. His loyal followers frequent online polls and exuberantly declare Sanders the winner of each and every Democratic debate or town hall performance. In fact, a recent NBC Poll has shown Sanders within 6 points nationally of Hillary Clinton, the closest that number has been since the race began. All this combined with victories in five out of the last six states and it would appear that the enthusiasm and momentum are clearly on the side of Bernie Sanders.
Especially when you compare his campaign to that of Hillary Clinton. Clinton's rallies are never raucous, overflowing events. In fact, her most recent rally was held at the Apollo Theater, a venue that seats a mere 1,500 people. Clinton raised $13 million less than Bernie Sanders last month and she only recently amassed her one-millionth campaign contribution in mid-March. She often loses online polls by 60+ points after debates regardless of how well either her supporters or the media say she fared. Her national lead in the polls has all but vanished and after having won five consecutive primaries on March 15th, she has only won a single one since. Based on all this, there would appear to be a distinct lack of enthusiasm for Hillary Clinton's campaign at this point in time.
Especially when you compare his campaign to that of Hillary Clinton. Clinton's rallies are never raucous, overflowing events. In fact, her most recent rally was held at the Apollo Theater, a venue that seats a mere 1,500 people. Clinton raised $13 million less than Bernie Sanders last month and she only recently amassed her one-millionth campaign contribution in mid-March. She often loses online polls by 60+ points after debates regardless of how well either her supporters or the media say she fared. Her national lead in the polls has all but vanished and after having won five consecutive primaries on March 15th, she has only won a single one since. Based on all this, there would appear to be a distinct lack of enthusiasm for Hillary Clinton's campaign at this point in time.
http://www.thepeoplesview.net/main/2016/3/30/the-silent-majority-how-hillary-clintons-enthusiasm-gap-is-a-complete-media-fabrication
The article goes on to claim that despite numbers, money, crowd sizes, online support and caucus blow outs, the Clinton campaign is not in free fall. They allege that Clinton has lots of supporters who are very enthusiastic but..."they don't always show it."
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...her anchor where coattails should be.
And ditto on house/senate, too.
But don't mention how far they have sunk since last year.
We don't vote here till may. I just showed a 30 year old the pic of bernie getting arrested in 62, and he had texted it to several friends within 5 minutes. He had never heard of Bernie before today and says he's made up his mind. Lol. I told him to do some research first, don't rely on just my opinion. He said " Hillary clinton is the only other choice, right? I know about her. No, i like this guy, show me more.
So i showed him the video of bernie scaring trump 
someone posted a poll that alleged SANDERS suffered from an enthusiasim gap? 
