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Eric J in MN

(35,620 posts)
Sun Feb 28, 2016, 01:58 AM Feb 2016

Bernie Sanders says he'll win MN Caucus on Tuesday March 1 if turnout is high.


Bernie Sanders rallies voters in Rochester

Hours after Hillary Clinton’s landslide victory in South Carolina, Bernie Sanders sought to build support in Minnesota by rallying supporters in Rochester to caucus for him on Tuesday.

“In Minnesota, we will win if the voter turnout is higher, no doubt about that,” Sanders told hundreds of people at the Mayo Civic Center. “We will not win if the voter turnout is low.”

...Sanders hit on his standard campaign messages of increasing the minimum wage to $15, instituting paid family and sick leave, expanding healthcare and Social Security, and breaking the power of Wall Street banks. He said he would tax Wall Street to make college debt-free.

“If Congress could bail out the crooks on Wall Street, then you know what, it's time for Wall Street to help the middle class,” Sanders said.

http://www.startribune.com/bernie-sanders-rallies-voters-in-rochester/370405701/


"Minnesota's precinct caucuses will be held Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 7:00 p.m."
Find your caucus location:
http://caucusfinder.sos.state.mn.us/
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Bernie Sanders says he'll win MN Caucus on Tuesday March 1 if turnout is high. (Original Post) Eric J in MN Feb 2016 OP
Didn't he say the same thing in Nevada?? Or was it Iowa? Or both? I know I heard this before. MADem Feb 2016 #1
This. Brickbat Feb 2016 #4
Well, if someone is high anyway rjsquirrel Feb 2016 #2
Sorry, what? Brickbat Mar 2016 #8
It will be interesting Randomthought Feb 2016 #3
Am in the 2nd most Conservative County. Nearly 2 to 1 for Bernie. glinda Mar 2016 #6
Bernie ran away with my Senate District in suburban Mpls dflprincess Mar 2016 #7
I read that another place had one for Carson. lol! glinda Mar 2016 #9
Honestly, I'm still not sure who I'm going to caucus for. Brickbat Feb 2016 #5

MADem

(135,425 posts)
1. Didn't he say the same thing in Nevada?? Or was it Iowa? Or both? I know I heard this before.
Sun Feb 28, 2016, 02:39 AM
Feb 2016
“In Minnesota, we will win if the voter turnout is higher, no doubt about that,” Sanders told hundreds of people at the Mayo Civic Center. “We will not win if the voter turnout is low.”


This has not been a high turnout primary for the Democrats. I think it's because a lot of them have the attitude that they can and will vote for "either-or." They don't have a problem with either person winning, so they'll just vote for the winner and that's that.

Randomthought

(892 posts)
3. It will be interesting
Sun Feb 28, 2016, 09:56 AM
Feb 2016

I'm going to the caucus for the first time since I moved to this district 8 years ago. I will be caucusing for Sanders so he may be correct.

glinda

(14,807 posts)
6. Am in the 2nd most Conservative County. Nearly 2 to 1 for Bernie.
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 11:40 PM
Mar 2016

9 at our table. 8 for Bernie. Who knew!

dflprincess

(28,475 posts)
7. Bernie ran away with my Senate District in suburban Mpls
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 12:55 AM
Mar 2016

Though, strangely, in my precinct we recorded one write in vote for Rubio. Some poor confused Republican who didn't figure out s/he was in the wrong place.

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