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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumSanders stokes big San Diego crowd
'Together we are going to change the national priorities of this country,' he says
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The late-night rally at the bayfront San Diego Convention Center had a rock-concert atmosphere typical of many of Sanders events and the crowd exploded when the Vermont senator took the stage more than three hours after the doors opened.
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He gave shout-out appeals to numerous groups, saying his campaign was listening to young people, disabled veterans, senior citizens, Latinos, African Americans, Native Americans, women, gays, unauthorized immigrants and the economically disadvantaged.
Sanders pledged to make the rigged economy fair and redirect much of the spending on wars to address problems at home.
Together we are going to change the national priorities of this country, he shouted, his voice going hoarse. Together we are going to invest in our communities. Together we are gong to rebuild our crumbling infrastructure and create millions of jobs.
He also lashed out in familiar fashion at various foes, including the billionaire-class, Wall Street, pharmaceutical companies, the Walmart-owning Walton family, vote-suppressing Republican governors, Donald Trump and, on campaign finance, Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
He said the country is living under a corrupt campaign finance system, which is undermining American democracy because billionaires spend to elect those who represent the wealthy and the powerful.
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http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/mar/22/bernie-sanders-rally-san-diego/
There is a video on the link which estimated the crowd at around 13,000.
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Sanders stokes big San Diego crowd (Original Post)
Uncle Joe
Mar 2016
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Solid Snake1
(95 posts)1. What about AZ?
Phoenix had 20,000 people and he still lost by nearly 20 points.
JonLeibowitz
(6,282 posts)2. I assume you have a point...?
Uncle Joe
(58,112 posts)3. Arizona would be the same state that waged massive voter suppression.
There is no denying this.