Post by Logan on Mar 12, 2016 0:58:21 GMT -6
RALEIGH -- Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders drew thousands of supporters to a rally in downtown Raleigh on Friday, four days before primary elections in North Carolina and four other states.
At least 1,000 people showed up who couldn’t get inside the 2,300-seat Memorial Auditorium, which was full. Sanders emerged on the steps of the venue and addressed the outside crowd before delivering his speech inside.
The attendees, an overwhelmingly young audience, never eased up on their cheering and chanting. And that was before Sanders even appeared on stage before a giant American flag and bleachers full of supporters.
“At the end of the day, love trumps hatred,” Sanders said at the conclusion of his hourlong speech. “On Tuesday, let’s have North Carolina help lead this country into a political revolution.”
Read more here: www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article65465677.html
At least 1,000 people showed up who couldn’t get inside the 2,300-seat Memorial Auditorium, which was full. Sanders emerged on the steps of the venue and addressed the outside crowd before delivering his speech inside.
The attendees, an overwhelmingly young audience, never eased up on their cheering and chanting. And that was before Sanders even appeared on stage before a giant American flag and bleachers full of supporters.
“At the end of the day, love trumps hatred,” Sanders said at the conclusion of his hourlong speech. “On Tuesday, let’s have North Carolina help lead this country into a political revolution.”
Read more here: www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article65465677.html