Sanders no-show at UVM, but Rep. Ellison gives students hope & time

Nov. 10, 2017

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Samuel Donnelly, the sophomore who organized the event, appeared nervous as Ellison stumped on stage. Donnelly worried about explaining Sanders absence, but he never had to address the issue as Ellison switched to a Q & A, taking questions until almost 1 p.m., 30 minutes beyond his time slot.

Donnelly wrote via email that the promotion using Sanders name was in no way a move to get more students to attend.

"To make this clear again, we thought we would have Senator Sanders there and I didn’t get it done," Donnelly wrote.

Sanders' office chalked up his absence as a "miscommunication" but said he had made it clear he would not attend.

"As he has done many times in the past, Bernie looks forward to speaking with UVM students at a future opportunity," a spokesman for the senator wrote in an email on Friday after the event.

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/politics/2017/11/10/sen-sanders-dnc-chairman-speak-uvm/851650001/


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