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2016 Postmortem

Bjorn Against

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2. And Howard Dean had a very strong campaign until it stumbled at the end

Reply to RandySF (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 18, 2015, 12:34 AM

Jul 2015

Remember that Howard Dean held the lead for much of the campaign and he had a ton of volunteers. Dean ultimately did not win but he did far better than anyone expected he would do when he entered the race as someone who had almost no name recognition.

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When you see Bernie's huge crowds consider how many volunteers can be recruited for the campaign [View all] Bjorn Against Jul 2015 OP

I saw huge crowds for Howard Dean, too. RandySF Jul 2015 #1

And Howard Dean had a very strong campaign until it stumbled at the end Bjorn Against Jul 2015 #2

I think Dean could have recovered from "the scream". HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #10

Hitler too! Hitler had HUGE crowds! Indepatriot Jul 2015 #13

Snort! Nicely done. Scuba Jul 2015 #14

I support Hillary, but what you said is sickening AverageGuy Jul 2015 #20

I saw huge crowds for Obama too! sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #15

Follow the money, as in campaign contributions, Hillary is holding strong on support and donations Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #3

Yes, the wealthy interests who want to buy influence prefer Hillary. Bjorn Against Jul 2015 #4

^This^ SoapBox Jul 2015 #11

Oh, it isn't just wealthy interests, it is common Americans wanting to elect a very qualified Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #16

I went to a luncheon for Patty Murray artislife Jul 2015 #5

I don't think Al Franken lived up to his potential. That is a big bummer for me. nt Snotcicles Jul 2015 #8

At the luncheon, too artislife Jul 2015 #9

In all fairness, does ANY serious Presidential campaign lack for volunteers? brooklynite Jul 2015 #6

One volunteer usually can't handle the grindingly long hours, but hundreds of them can Bjorn Against Jul 2015 #7

Not so much mythology Jul 2015 #19

I'm proud to be a member of Bernie's army. SoapBox Jul 2015 #12

And that's definitely going to be a test for the Sanders campaign Recursion Jul 2015 #17

I agree, this campaign can only succeed if there are a lot of volunteers Bjorn Against Jul 2015 #18