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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 09:37 AM Original message |
Nate Silver has the numbers for the Tea Parties: |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
1. 5000 in Madison, WI? |
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HelenWheels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 10:13 AM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Madison less than 1000 |
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MadBadger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:42 PM Response to Reply #9 |
40. People on the ground counted around 2-4,000 |
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JayMusgrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
2. So Maybe we saw 200,000 to 250,000 TOPS ... the people who |
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Solomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:34 AM Response to Reply #2 |
37. Even Rush Limbaugh said there were only 181,000 total |
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JimGinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
3. Funny - Obama Has Had More People Come To See Him Give A Speech... |
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sharp_stick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
4. Crowd estimates |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:45 PM Response to Reply #4 |
41. We're a nation of about 300 million--probably more. |
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asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
5. Sacramento, CA - 3,500? |
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xxqqqzme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:28 PM Response to Reply #5 |
39. Local news showed clips of Sacramento |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
6. But "they" claimed 7,000 in Columbus, OH and 5,000 in Boston? |
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AllieB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:22 AM Response to Reply #6 |
36. There was like 200-300 in Boston, most of whom were the usual suspects: |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
7. Now Nate should run the MEDIA numbers for 250,000 compared to mediatime for 2 MILLION antiwar |
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prolesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 10:31 AM Response to Reply #7 |
15. No kidding |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 10:50 AM Response to Reply #7 |
27. I was watching CNN and they reported on Nate Silver's numbers and then... |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
8. Ah - so the total WAS bigger than a single Obama rally. Good for them. |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
10. When are we going to admit that these numbers are significant? |
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stevenleser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 10:26 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. The numbers are indicative of an Epic Fail |
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Dawgs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 10:26 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. It's not significant because those are the same 10% that will never support a Dem. |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
13. Denver 5000? Doesn't look like in this photo |
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stevenleser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 10:28 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Yes, all the numbers are padded |
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kaiden (811 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 10:41 AM Response to Reply #14 |
19. In Denver, no way there was even 1,000. I stopped by. |
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Froward69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:14 AM Response to Reply #19 |
32. so did I |
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otohara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:18 AM Response to Reply #19 |
35. Whew - Good To Know |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 10:31 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Arithmetic error: They counted fingers and forgot to divide by nine. |
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stevenleser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 10:36 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. LOL, that's Moran Mathematics for ya |
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Mopar151 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 10:41 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Too true! |
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Froward69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:07 AM Response to Reply #13 |
30. yeah no shit... |
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JayMusgrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:15 AM Response to Reply #13 |
33. Closer to 500, in my opinion |
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Proud Liberal Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
18. Are we surrounded yet? |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 10:42 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. sadly, some of us are. |
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Proud Liberal Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 10:51 AM Response to Reply #21 |
28. Don't feel bad |
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Schema Thing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
22. Obama had how many people come out ..... in Europe? |
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JayMusgrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:16 AM Response to Reply #22 |
34. Around 300,000 in Berlin. |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
23. We got better numbers for anti-war protest while still pulling in 400k in DC or NYC |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
24. So their total nationwide was about half the number that showed up in New York |
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Jackeens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
25. There were more people in my living room yesterday than were protesting in Sitka, AK. |
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Hellataz (804 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
26. I'm sorrybut hell no. I was at the Chico Ca one, no way it was 500 people, it was more like 100. |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
29. I was off by about 180,000 |
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Stagecoach (468 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
31. Who? |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
38. Olympia, WA - 4,500?? I don't think so. |
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SoFlaJet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
42. I saw 2 people standing on the corner |
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