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Newsjock

(11,733 posts) Sat Oct 18, 2014, 10:05 AM Oct 2014

Vermont senator Bernie Sanders fires up progressive crowd in Richmond, Calif.

Source: Richmond Confidential

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, a potential 2016 presidential candidate, delivered an impassioned speech to an overflowing audience Thursday that focused heavily on growing income inequality and the influence of big money in politics.

"At this profound moment in American history, where the billionaire class wants to get it all ... we have got to fight back tooth and nail," Sanders said, drawing boisterous applause from a crowd of about 500 at the Richmond Memorial Auditorium. "We cannot allow them to take over Richmond ... we cannot allow them to take over America."

Sanders was invited to Richmond by Mayor Gayle McLaughlin to help rally her progressive base in the face of $3 million in spending by Chevron Corp. to oppose McLaughlin and her allies in the Nov. 4 election. Federal law allows unlimited spending by large donors in independent campaign committees.

... When Sanders finished his remarks, the crowd erupted into a chant of "run, Bernie, run!"

Read more: http://www.mercurynews.com/my-town/ci_26748840/vermont-senator-fires-up-progressive-crowd-richmond
Richmond Confidential is an online news service produced by the Graduate School of Journalism at UC Berkeley.

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Vermont senator Bernie Sanders fires up progressive crowd in Richmond, Calif. (Original Post) Newsjock Oct 2014 OP

TY Bernie! People need to know that Chevron is trying to buy this election /nt think Oct 2014 #1

It should be pretty obvious at this point. Sirveri Oct 2014 #6

K&R for Bernie! woo me with science Oct 2014 #2

It's happening. JaneyVee Oct 2014 #3

k&r polichick Oct 2014 #4

K&R. Glad to hear it. Overseas Oct 2014 #5

Grateful to VT for giving Bernie a platform to WARN Americans of this danger. freshwest Oct 2014 #7

Kick woo me with science Oct 2014 #8

K & R !!! WillyT Oct 2014 #9

Bernie!! AzDar Oct 2014 #10

k and r senseandsensibility Oct 2014 #11

think

(11,641 posts)

1. TY Bernie! People need to know that Chevron is trying to buy this election /nt

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Sat Oct 18, 2014, 10:24 AM

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Sirveri

(4,517 posts)

6. It should be pretty obvious at this point.

Reply to think (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 18, 2014, 04:56 PM

Oct 2014

Maybe not that Chevron was behind it, but seeing piles of advertisements against a city council candidate for a town numbering under 1M people... Pretty obvious that big money is bankrolling it, so just vote the opposite way of the commercial spam and you're fine. Probably why I'll vote yes on 46, just because they've run so many unopposed commercials.