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Illinois

ChairmanAgnostic

(28,017 posts) Tue Aug 18, 2015, 12:06 PM Aug 2015

The Bern in Chicago

Yesterday, Bernie came to a theater near you . . . if you live near Park West in Chicago, that is.

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/08/17/bernie-sanders-draws-big-crowd-in-first-appearance-in-chicago-as-presidential-candidate/

Despite folks claiming that Illinois is squarely with Team H, thousands showed up. The line was long, the crowd polite. After a turnout like this, I don't think that claim is true.

Chuy Garcia, who entered the mayoral race quite late, and still managed to ding Rahm on a variety of points, was there and made his feelings quite clear. By all accounts, Bernie wowed the crowd.