“I don’t know why people want to knock down anyone trying to help.”

No, all attention is not good attention when you’re a candidate for a job. Which is what Bernie is. BLM is also a candidate... they are a candidate for political and social backing.

iirc (And I think I do, I live here) his Phoenix campaign rally was the first one to break 10,000 and firmly cemented him as the candidate with the top crowd sizes.

Nah, that makes too much sense and fits the evidence and chronology of events and dialogue too well. You must have it backwards.