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Related: About this forumSen. Sanders expected to draw big crowd at Convention Center rally
US Senator Bernie Sanders is bringing his surging White House campaign to Massachusetts this weekend, where he could host the largest rally for a presidential primary candidate in recent state history.
Sanders, who is from Vermont and running as a Democrat, is scheduled to attend two events in the Bay State on Saturday. More than 1,000 people have said they will attend Sanders rally at Springfields MassMutual Center at 2 p.m, according to his campaigns Facebook page.
Later that day, Sanders will address a rally at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center at 6 p.m. Also according to Facebook, more than 15,000 people have said they will attend.
The anticipated crowd count rivals the regions recent primary record set by Barack Obama in 2007, when then-Governor Deval Patrick endorsed him on the Boston Common in front of a crowd of 10,000. Several months later, Hillary Clinton defeated Obama in the Massachusetts Democratic primary.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2015/10/02/bernie-sanders-expected-draw-large-crowd-convention-center-rally/bEyjr7pg8r9ueha6lJwDQM/story.html
aspirant
(3,533 posts)the Springfield and Boston supporters come out in Mass.
Fearless
(18,421 posts)merrily
(45,251 posts)While I knew about this from facebook and DU, I have not heard anything about it on local TV. Not surprised.
Trivial Pursuit Note. In 2006, Patrick became the first African American Governor Elect of Massachusetts. David Axelrod ran his campaign.
MannyGoldstein
(34,589 posts)I didn't grasp that until I was at our kid's school one day, and they had photos of the three in the office. That was an "oh wow" moment, in a good way of course.
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)In 201. only 8.1% Black.
Does not speak well for those who think all white Americans are racist in their voting.
merrily
(45,251 posts)tk2kewl
(18,133 posts)Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)jeff47
(26,549 posts)Wait a minute...I keep being told that endorsements mean a candidate is utterly unstoppable and absolutely must win. So this part of the article can't possibly be correct!
(/snark)
Fearless
(18,421 posts)floriduck
(2,262 posts)Not finding it important to add the term socialist anywhere in the article. He's just a normal candidate like the rest.
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)FYI
marym625
(17,997 posts)The Massachusetts masses will show up en masse
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