Post by Logan on May 11, 2016 9:39:11 GMT -6
Let’s just call it a Bern notice.
Jennifer Merecki and the rest of the Billings for Bernie Sanders contingent had for months been lobbying for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders to visit Montana. They expected he might come, but weren’t convinced Billings would be the place.
Then news broke Saturday that Sanders would be appear at MetraPark in Billings on Wednesday night. Other Montana communities have larger pro-Sanders contingents. The Independent senator from Vermont gets rallies regularly in Bozeman and has strong support in Missoula. But Billings has the voters.
“I think it’s because Billings has the biggest population in Montana,” Merecki said. “As far as political demographics in Billings, it’s so diverse between Democrats and Republicans. I think it was the hot spot to spread the word.”
More than one in eight Montana voters votes in Yellowstone County. Doors at the MetraPark Montana Pavilion open at 5 p.m. for the Sanders event. The main floor of the venue is about 18,000 square feet.
Read more: billingsgazette.com/news/government-and-politics/sanders-supporters-gear-up-for-visit-from-candidate/article_3530b514-e57a-5447-a76f-fb8ee593234f.html
Jennifer Merecki and the rest of the Billings for Bernie Sanders contingent had for months been lobbying for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders to visit Montana. They expected he might come, but weren’t convinced Billings would be the place.
Then news broke Saturday that Sanders would be appear at MetraPark in Billings on Wednesday night. Other Montana communities have larger pro-Sanders contingents. The Independent senator from Vermont gets rallies regularly in Bozeman and has strong support in Missoula. But Billings has the voters.
“I think it’s because Billings has the biggest population in Montana,” Merecki said. “As far as political demographics in Billings, it’s so diverse between Democrats and Republicans. I think it was the hot spot to spread the word.”
More than one in eight Montana voters votes in Yellowstone County. Doors at the MetraPark Montana Pavilion open at 5 p.m. for the Sanders event. The main floor of the venue is about 18,000 square feet.
Read more: billingsgazette.com/news/government-and-politics/sanders-supporters-gear-up-for-visit-from-candidate/article_3530b514-e57a-5447-a76f-fb8ee593234f.html