Hundreds turn out for Bernie Sanders event in Fayetteville, Arkansas

[Art_from_Ark]

"3,000 parties happened all across the country Wednesday night with the same purpose, campaigning for Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders. In a live streamed speech, Sanders estimated that roughly 100,000 people came out to the parties, including to one in Fayetteville.

"Very grassroots, very organic, community based neighborhood activities like this activity here, it's a packed house tonight," Tyler Clark, Chairm of the Washington County Democrats said.

Hundreds turned out to Cannibal and Craft in Fayetteville on Wednesday night.

"To support a viable, non-status quo candidate," Steve Penn a Sanders supporter said."

http://www.nwahomepage.com/news/hundreds-support-presidential-hopeful-bernie-sanders-in-nwa

[JDPriestly]

1. One emphasis was that we need to be encouraging people to run for LOCAL OFFICES.

Good idea, and one we have not been doing although in Los Angeles we have some good Progressives that I know personally in local offices. Some of the wonderful people who serve as members of our City Council are Progressive. We are really grateful to them and support them strongly. Good people. Just great.

[merrily]

2. FANTASTIC for Arkansas, where you'd think they'd be either Republican or Clinton.

[Art_from_Ark]

3. The head of the state Democratic Party thinks Hillary is a shoo-in for the nomination

But that might be because the state's Democratic Party apparatchiks tend to have close ties to the Clintons.

[merrily]

4. How about that Arkansas Dem Party fundraiser Hillary had to attend?

It was scheduled for the same day as Netroots Nation.

NN set its date a full year in advance.

Worked out well for her.

Anyway, great event!

[merrily]

7. Even better: no Netroots Nation

[Art_from_Ark]

8. No doubt the Waltons and Jackson Stevens were happy to chip in