2016 Postmortem

Jackie Wilson Said

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8. I assume Hillary isnt getting smaller, historically, crowds but Bernie is getting bigger crowds

Wed May 11, 2016, 04:54 PM

May 2016

than ever before.

Makes sense, he is saying what many are thinking.

Watching those events even on TV is kind of exciting.

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Has Clinton ever had more then a few thousand People attend one of Her Own Rallies? [View all] coffeeAM May 2016 OP

So what if she doesn't. She is ahead by about 3 million votes, so something works tonyt53 May 2016 #1

Hillary filled 1/4 of a high school gym that day Biaviians May 2016 #39

Blah blah blah cliffordu May 2016 #47

Yeah sure it's all the media's fault Ohioblue22 May 2016 #52

Ok Ned_Devine May 2016 #57

three million bigtree May 2016 #58

Does it matter? hack89 May 2016 #2

Her supporters are too busy voting. JoePhilly May 2016 #3

her campaign is not aimed at huge rallies of people who don't vote nt msongs May 2016 #4

her campaign isnt strong on GOTV messaging, is it? reddread May 2016 #66

That doesn't even make sense...she has far more votes than Bernie...I think her GOTV is working all american girl May 2016 #68

From the beginning she said her campaign would focus on smaller groups and not rallies. tammywammy May 2016 #5

No she doesn't want to pay for that much support. Vincardog May 2016 #6

of course not it's difficult to deliver a talior made message to large crowd azurnoir May 2016 #7

Yep. Small, hand-picked crowds are so much easier to pander to n/t arcane1 May 2016 #10

Like in WV? Please. Talking AT people in rallies, neverlistening oto them. That is pandering lunamagica May 2016 #13

Schrodinger's candidate MisterP May 2016 #34

I assume Hillary isnt getting smaller, historically, crowds but Bernie is getting bigger crowds Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #8

So, basically, no. dchill May 2016 #9

Justin Bieber packs arenas too. Big crowds don't exactly mean much. CrowCityDem May 2016 #11

and you win the internets today with that comment dlwickham May 2016 #35

Quit pointing out that nobody likes the front-runner and get back in line Attorney in Texas May 2016 #12

..... Amaril May 2016 #18

What she does is sit with voters, and LISTEN to their concerns, even if they are critical of her lunamagica May 2016 #14

The only packed rooms are when she meets with her $pon$or$ hobbit709 May 2016 #15

In crowds of dozens. pdsimdars May 2016 #16

"Cut it out!" nt 2cannan May 2016 #19

Weakest of all sauces. Darb May 2016 #17

It's easier to vote than to go to a rally scscholar May 2016 #20

Excited or inspired? imagine2015 May 2016 #23

Hillary converses and listens... Bernie just talks. NurseJackie May 2016 #21

Here's a really big crowd. It's actually a sketch. imagine2015 May 2016 #22

But she's had more than a few thousand vote for her on frequent occasions. brooklynite May 2016 #24

She packs in big crowds when she gives speeches to wall street. Lindsixo May 2016 #25

She's winning. That's all that matters. JustABozoOnThisBus May 2016 #26

Bernie offers better refreshments. Gomez163 May 2016 #27

Do snipers count? n/t Motown_Johnny May 2016 #28

No, she just has THREE MILLION MORE VOTES than Sanders. RBInMaine May 2016 #29

She only needs about 80 million more to beat Trump! imagine2015 May 2016 #40

HRC has 12,647581 votes to Trumps 10,994,897. nt Fla Dem May 2016 #60

There were 17 GOP candidates vs 4 Dem candidates pinebox May 2016 #67

Over three million votes and counting. Thinkingabout May 2016 #30

And Sanders has a 100 thousand at a rally and loses MFM008 May 2016 #31

Ugh hmmmm...... seekthetruth May 2016 #38

Are big rallies how you win elections? ... salinsky May 2016 #32

Her campaign, her methods, her strategies...they seem to be working Sheepshank May 2016 #33

Her rallys are full of people who actually vote. n/t Lil Missy May 2016 #36

She held a large rally in Florida on March 15. NCTraveler May 2016 #37

While Sanders is busy inflating his ego by talking AT large crowds, livetohike May 2016 #41

There seem to be no photos felix_numinous May 2016 #42

She likely met more people one on one compared to Sanders. LiberalFighter May 2016 #43

Well, aren't you the busy bee! zappaman May 2016 #44

Scoreboard. nt Codeine May 2016 #45

It would cost to much to pay for so many, for tens of thousands, of attendees. CentralCoaster May 2016 #46

Your inference is ridiculous. ciaobaby May 2016 #51

Welcome to DU... VOX May 2016 #48

She has a record of progressive actions that tell her tale, not people feeding her ego uponit7771 May 2016 #49

7th most progressive Ohioblue22 May 2016 #54

Big rallies or three Million More Votes? wildeyed May 2016 #50

Better to be winning than fill stadiums Ohioblue22 May 2016 #53

it's hard to find bingo night with free za at an old age house yourpaljoey May 2016 #55

Fight ageism DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #62

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2016 #56

Maybe not, but she's had 18 MILLION people vote for her in an election. Pisces May 2016 #59

That's not her style of campaigning. She likes more intimate settings. Fla Dem May 2016 #61

She has a 3 MILLION more voter crowd over Sander's at the ballot box workinclasszero May 2016 #63

Her Oakland appearance, with all those Hill-loving people of color, was like crazy packed!!!! CentralCoaster May 2016 #64

not Mrs Clinton's neighborhood reddread May 2016 #69

Since we have three months of data that rallies with large crowds don't translate into votes... brooklynite May 2016 #65

I'm wondering why so many post to Hillary's crowd size all american girl May 2016 #70

The Washington Post article about all the things the media "really does cover" tackles this one: bonemachine May 2016 #71