2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumIs Hillary going to be able to command Bernie-sized crowds for the GE?? If not now, when??
If Hillary really is going to be the nominee, isn't everyone going to expect to see large crowds at her events, especially as the election approaches? Her track record on this count has been abysmal. Every single successful candidate I have ever seen was able to command large crowds. Or are we just going to keep saying what they've been saying so far - that Hillary supporters just don't "do" rallies - the same way they don't do lawn signs, or bumper stickers, or online polls... This is going to be so embarrassing.
oldandhappy
(6,719 posts)JI7
(89,264 posts)Ned_Devine
(3,146 posts)reformist2
(9,841 posts)The mismatch between her abysmal rallies and her victories in the primaries - it just doesn't make sense. Something stinks.
Merryland
(1,134 posts)reformist2
(9,841 posts)I was going to say $20 bills, but I don't think that would be enough to make me sit through one of her speeches!
Lil Missy
(17,865 posts)anotherproletariat
(1,446 posts)to get a following (and hence media coverage) was to engage young people on college campuses (where they are concentrated). This was done by touting issues pertinent to that demographic. It worked well in each generation...Gary Hart, Ron Paul, Ross Perot, Jesse Jackson, Ralph Nader...if you call crowd size a measure of success. But it never works well enough to get the necessary votes. Winning candidates need broad appeal.
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)And that's really all that matters.
reformist2
(9,841 posts)JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)We don't sit out elections.
We don't pout.
We vote.
Bleacher Creature
(11,257 posts)The only crowd I care about is the one that turns out to vote in November.
wyldwolf
(43,870 posts)Vinca
(50,303 posts)it's because her supporters have jobs to go to and can't take time to attend a rally. Honest. That's what they've said. Apparently, we Bernie supporters are not only mean and nasty, we're lazy and shiftless, too. LOL. I agree . . . it is going to be embarrassing.
reformist2
(9,841 posts)for cripes sakes.
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)She is not an entertainer or a curiosity.