Post by Logan on Mar 18, 2016 22:29:33 GMT -6
Bernie Sanders to 7,000 in Phoenix: 'Ready for a political revolution?'
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders rallied more than 7,000 people Tuesday at the Phoenix Convention Center even as he faced big losses to rival contender Hillary Clinton in crucial primaries across the country.
Despite the setbacks, Sanders energetically addressed the crowd, his voice hoarse, drawing roaring cheers. He did not acknowledge the election results.
"Phoenix, are you ready for a political revolution? Are you tired of a handful of billionaires running our economy?" he asked. "Well, if you are, you’ve come to the right place!"
The independent U.S. senator from Vermont was holding the event as media outlets projected Clinton, a former secretary of state, to win Florida, North Carolina and Ohio. The outcomes in Missouri and Illinois, by the end of his nearly hourlong speech, were not yet determined.
Read more: www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/03/15/phoenix-bernie-sanders-rally/81827018/
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders rallied more than 7,000 people Tuesday at the Phoenix Convention Center even as he faced big losses to rival contender Hillary Clinton in crucial primaries across the country.
Despite the setbacks, Sanders energetically addressed the crowd, his voice hoarse, drawing roaring cheers. He did not acknowledge the election results.
"Phoenix, are you ready for a political revolution? Are you tired of a handful of billionaires running our economy?" he asked. "Well, if you are, you’ve come to the right place!"
The independent U.S. senator from Vermont was holding the event as media outlets projected Clinton, a former secretary of state, to win Florida, North Carolina and Ohio. The outcomes in Missouri and Illinois, by the end of his nearly hourlong speech, were not yet determined.
Read more: www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/03/15/phoenix-bernie-sanders-rally/81827018/