Post by Logan on Mar 22, 2016 4:38:05 GMT -6
Bernie Sanders calls for ‘political revolution’ at packed Spokane rally
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders implored an enthusiastic Spokane crowd Sunday night to give his campaign a boost with “political revolution.”
“When voter turnout is high, we win,” he said near the end of his 45-minute speech at the Spokane Convention Center. “When voter turnout is low, we lose.”
Thousands of people lined up Sunday in hopes of getting into the event. Campaign officials counted nearly 10,000. Only about 1,000 were allowed into the rally. The rest were diverted to overflow rooms, where they watched Sanders on screens.
The line of those who waited to see him stretched from the Convention Center to Canada Island in Riverfront Park and to Spokane City Hall.
Read more: www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/mar/20/sanders-calls-for-real-change-during-swing-through/
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders implored an enthusiastic Spokane crowd Sunday night to give his campaign a boost with “political revolution.”
“When voter turnout is high, we win,” he said near the end of his 45-minute speech at the Spokane Convention Center. “When voter turnout is low, we lose.”
Thousands of people lined up Sunday in hopes of getting into the event. Campaign officials counted nearly 10,000. Only about 1,000 were allowed into the rally. The rest were diverted to overflow rooms, where they watched Sanders on screens.
The line of those who waited to see him stretched from the Convention Center to Canada Island in Riverfront Park and to Spokane City Hall.
Read more: www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/mar/20/sanders-calls-for-real-change-during-swing-through/