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I went to a Sanders rally in 2016 here in Seattle. I went on to be a county Delegate for the caucus - our last caucus, thankfully. The energy was huge, the people were absolutely stoked, and the arena was 100% packed with lines wrapping around outside.
'Had a similar experience with a 2020 Bernie rally in Los Angeles. Big arena, lots of energy, long lines. It was loud but a good experience. I'd recommend it at least once for a candidate that you feel strongly for.
PS: I went on to canvas for Bernie. He won the primary in California!
He won quite a number of primaries in 2016. We were robbed of a better past future.
Yeah, the Democratic party really showed us how they think about positive change when they blocked Bernie. We're seeing the same dysfunction with how Harris has softened her position on a number of issues. That party machine mainly thinks of itself.
We saw how much they clamped down on party dissent against Biden ahead of the 2024 primaries while also trying to undermine the calls for Biden to step down.
Unfortunately we won't see a completely new phase of the Democratic party until the DWSs and Third Way Clinton crowd are gone from the party.
Special interest money (Looking at you, AIPAC) needs to be removed from ALL political influence, too.