Bernie Rocks Boulder, Because Of Course

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by: Colorado Pols

FOX 31 reported from yesterday’s big, big rally for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in the People’s Republic of Boulder:

Nestled under the picturesque Rocky Mountains, where the political landscape is much less diverse than the ever changing fall leaves, a stampede of more than nine thousand people converge on Boulder’s University of Colorado campus.

“I think Boulder is a spark plug of a town,” said Lee Nemerowicz, a small business owner who lives in Boulder.

“This is like, amazing to see,” said Molly Cooper, who drove eight hours from southwest Colorado for Saturday’s rally.

A pretty sizable (and sunny) Bernie Sanders event here in Boulder, CO. pic.twitter.com/G1ttxYBGkg — Dan Merica (@danmericaCNN) October 10, 2015

The Boulder Daily Camera’s Alex Burness described what has been broadly reported via attendees, both avowed supporters of Sanders and ideological fellow travelers who nonetheless back the Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton, as an electric scene:

Before an estimated crowd of 9,000, standing on a stage on an outdoor running track that was backdropped by the sun-soaked Flatirons, the longtime Independent senator from Vermont-turned-Democratic presidential hopeful delivered his wildly popular manifesto to an audience that loved every word of it.

He said like to pass comprehensive immigration reform with policies that are “humane, sensible and keep families together.” He spoke of the country’s “grotesque” income inequality. He reminded his fans that his campaign is fueled not by a Super PAC or his private wealth, but rather by hundreds of thousands of individual donations that average about $30.

When he said that a bank “too big to fail” is also “too big to exist,” some in the crowd seemed to mouth the punchline along with him, like concertgoers giddy at the chance to hear a favorite song in person, at last.

The die-hard support Sanders has inspired across the country is a reflection of the sort of race the 74-year-old wants to run.

Bernie Sanders in Boulder yesterday.

As the nation’s foremost proponent of an unapologetically progressive agenda today, Sanders has undeniably sparked a countermovement to the “Tea Party”-based rightward pressure that has dominated American politics for Barack Obama’s entire presidency. And for all the visual spectacle on a perfect afternoon in Boulder yesterday, yesterday’s rally wasn’t even that big compared to other recent Sanders events held in major sports arenas and convention center spaces across the nation.

He’s a very big deal, and no one should underestimate this campaign’s significance.

As the kitchen-sink attacks on Clinton continue to blow back on congressional Republicans, the latest being a high-level member of the congressional investigation into the Benghazi consulate attack denouncing the effort as a partisan political exercise, she appears increasingly likely to weather the storm and remain the Democratic frontrunner going into the early primary states–pending variables like Tuesday’s upcoming debate of course. But the huge groundswell of support for Sanders from the Democratic base and non-aligned left-leaners is both space created for Democrats to be Democrats, meaning not be afraid to stand up for their agenda, and a warning: that to not do so risks squandering important new momentum taking shape in American politics.

Hopefully, the footage of Bernie’s big crowds will help this important point sink in where it needs to.

12 thoughts on “Bernie Rocks Boulder, Because Of Course”

mamajama55 says:

October 11, 2015 at 12:02 pm

So Fox did cover Sanders in Boulder yesterday, and their audio, though not great, was better than MSNBC's audio, which was only intelligible via use of a speaker.

If they don't allow students in to the GOP debate, then this video should be played on a loop by protesters and Bernie supporters. Where are all the people not allowed in to participate in the political process? Outside with Bernie. Outside protesting.

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notaskinnycook says:

October 11, 2015 at 12:22 pm

Speaking of protesters…did any Righties venture up to the evil People's Republic to shout or wave signs about why Sanders is as wrong as can be? I haven't seen any coverage if there were. Maybe they're hoping if they ignore him, he'll go away.

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Andrew Carnegie says:

October 12, 2015 at 6:45 am

No. We think Bernie is great.

Meanwhile, back to Hillary who has all the Dem establishment support, there is this piece of good news:

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1. denverco says:
  
  October 12, 2015 at 7:20 am
  
  stupid republicans like you achole are helping Hillary get elected, please continue Now, with her testimony before the committee imminent, Mrs. Clinton has turned its work to her favor. Only days after Mr. McCarthy’s assertion that the committee succeeded in driving down her poll numbers, her campaign had a TV spot attacking it.
  
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  1. Andrew Carnegie says:
    
    October 12, 2015 at 9:43 am
    
    Just like I helped Udall get reelected? Oops.
    
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2. denverco says:
  
  October 12, 2015 at 7:31 am
  
  This is even better:
  
  WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (Reuters) – A former investigator for the House of Representatives Select Committee on Benghazi is accusing the Republican-led panel of targeting Democrat Hillary Clinton to scupper her presidential bid, the New York Times and CNN reported on Saturday.
  
  They said Major Bradley Podliska, an intelligence officer in the Air Force Reserve on active duty in Germany, alleged that he was fired for resisting pressure to focus his investigation into the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi on Clinton's role. They said he planned to file a complaint in federal court next month.
  
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3. taterheaptom says:
  
  October 12, 2015 at 11:04 am
  
  You're not embarrassed to leave your house? I heard that you wouldn't come out of the basement after all that that happened.
  
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Andrew Carnegie says:

October 12, 2015 at 9:42 am

I think there will likely be a more significant action filed in federal court.

It seems Obama is not going to run interference for Hillary's mistake.

If Biden enters the race, what do you think the chances of Hillary stepping aside because of the "mistake"?

Seems to me she steps aside in lieu of indictment.

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1. mamajama55 says:
  
  October 12, 2015 at 3:52 pm
  
  Your Hillary Clinton indictment fantasies will come to naught. Just like all the other fake scandals that the right wing media gets lathered up about.
  
  However, I'm glad that we are on the same page with our support of Bernie Sanders. Apparently, the worst you all can say about him is that he's a "socialist". Americans don't care.
  
  Feel the Bern, baby!
  
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Andrew Carnegie says:

October 12, 2015 at 6:55 pm

American's Don't Care?

That is not what Gallup found:

Progressives may not care, but Americans do.

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1. mamajama55 says:
  
  October 12, 2015 at 8:22 pm
  
  Watch that percentage change after the debates. Also, Gallup isn't particularly reliable – just ask President Romney.
  
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dustpuppy says:

October 12, 2015 at 8:26 pm

Colorado Pols, Just FYI – I could not even get on the editor using Chrome.
I got the window, but can't even enter edit mode. Weird.

Also, of note, could you PLEASE, pretty PLEASE, with sugar on top put Bernie Sanders on the Big Line?

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