Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders addressed more than 11,000 people in the biggest rally of his campaign in Phoenix on Saturday, building on the growing tide of enthusiasm for his campaign. The
Democratic candidate for president spoke for nearly an hour, focusing on the central themes of his campaign, including income inequality, money in politics, and growing wages.
Though he remains 40 percentage points behind Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton in the Real Clear Politics average of polls, Sanders has seen a surge in interest among liberals in the Democratic base with a message of economic populism and a defiant tone.
As far as I can tell Hillary has only attracted crowds numbering around 5,000. Which is still quite impressive, but Bernie is blowing the doors off right now.
It should also be mentioned that this rally was in Arizona, which is not usually considered a bastion of liberalism to say the least.
We also know that Trump bragged about drawing larger crowds than Sanders and apparently drew one estimated to have been around 5,000 strong.
However we also know that he had to pay people to show up.
Somehow I doubt that Bernie Sanders has to pay people to overfill his venues.
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