Post by Logan on Mar 18, 2016 23:09:15 GMT -6
SALT LAKE CITY — High school student Emma Lamae stood at the head of a line that snaked through the parking lot, across the field and down to the street.
Beneath a blue sky and warm sun, she was among the thousands of people who made the trek to the top of This Is the Place Heritage Park Friday afternoon to hear Democratic presidential candidate and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders speak.
"He's for us; he's not for himself," said Lamae, who was there with her friends, all of whom are in high school or college. "He's for our generation," she said of the 74-year-old candidate.
Sanders made stops in Idaho and Utah Friday to drum up support for his long-shot bid for the nomination — made even longer after Democratic challenger and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton secured a large lead in the first half of the primary season.
Read more: www.deseretnews.com/article/865650377/Sanders-supporters-line-up-to-hear-candidate-speak.html
Beneath a blue sky and warm sun, she was among the thousands of people who made the trek to the top of This Is the Place Heritage Park Friday afternoon to hear Democratic presidential candidate and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders speak.
"He's for us; he's not for himself," said Lamae, who was there with her friends, all of whom are in high school or college. "He's for our generation," she said of the 74-year-old candidate.
Sanders made stops in Idaho and Utah Friday to drum up support for his long-shot bid for the nomination — made even longer after Democratic challenger and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton secured a large lead in the first half of the primary season.
Read more: www.deseretnews.com/article/865650377/Sanders-supporters-line-up-to-hear-candidate-speak.html