Big Crowds Rally for Bernie in Washington State
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In a big show of support for Bernie Sanders, more than 17,300 supporters turned out for a rally here on Sunday. Earlier in the day, Sanders drew 8,100 people to a high school gym in Vancouver, Washington, as Democrats here gear up for statewide caucuses next Saturday.
Also on Sunday the Sanders campaign filed a report showing that in February it raised a record $43.5 million from 1.5 million contributions averaging about $30 apiece.
Meanwhile, a new poll found more evidence that Sanders would be the Democrats’ strongest general election candidate. According to the Deseret News/KSL poll, Utah voters would favor Sanders over Republican front-runner Donald Trump by 11 points. Clinton led Trump by only two points.
At the site of the 1962 Seattle Word’s Fair, some 10,300 Sanders supporters packed the Key Arena. Another 1,500 people were waiting in a long line to get inside. And in the shadow of the Space Needle, Sanders spoke to another 5,500 more people jammed into an overflow area outside.
In Washington, D.C., the campaign finance report filed with the Federal Election Commission showed Sanders by the end of February had raised $140 million since his campaign began last April 30. He had $17.2 million cash on hand. More than two-thirds of the campaign’s total money raised has come from small-dollar contributors giving $200 or less.
“Our grassroots donors are paving the way for this campaign to compete strongly all the way through the Democratic National Convention in July,” said Jeff Weaver, Sanders’ campaign manager.
More than 96 percent of the money donated in February to Sanders’ insurgent campaign was raised online. Only 195 people in February gave the legal maximum $2,700 donation to Sanders. That means more than 99.9 percent of Sanders’ contributors may give again.
Sanders is on the way to another large fundraising total for March. So far this month, 30 percent of the campaign’s donors are first-time contributors. Overall, nearly 2 million donors have contributed more than 5.7 million times to the campaign since April 30. The number of donors is about twice as many as Hillary Clinton’s campaign claims.
https://berniesanders.com/press-release/big-crowds-rally-bernie-washington-state/
Crowd tops 17,300 for Bernie Sanders rally in Seattle
More than 17,300 people turned out for the event. Crowds inside the arena topped 10,300. more than 5,400 gathered outside. 1,500 left after an overflow address Sanders delivered to the fans that couldn't fit into the Arena.
In Washington state, you can "feel the Bern.” More campaign contributions have gone to Bernie Sanders than any other candidate -- Democratic or Republican.
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http://www.kiro7.com/news/live-updates-from-bernie-sanders-rally-in-seattle/171180198
Many people left because they knew they couldn't get in, says one woman
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Broke! 
Bernie has a limitless supply of money from the 99%!
PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE
because they know Bernie's going to win the nomination. 
PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE
