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cal04

(41,505 posts)
Sun Aug 23, 2015, 10:23 AM Aug 2015

Liberals Rise In The South As Bernie Sanders Draws Nearly 10,000 In South Carolina Visit

According to the Sanders campaign, the Democratic candidate drew his biggest crowd of the weekend (3,100) in Charleston, SC. Sanders also drew big crowds in Greenville (2,800), Columbia (2,700) and Sumter, South Carolina (600).

In Charleston, Sanders discussed the need for racial justice reforms, “Racism still remains a much too real part of American society. No one can deny it.”

He also discussed the Charleston church shooting in June, and “the sickness of a man who can walk into a Bible study class in Charleston and then take out a gun and kill nine people. As president of the United States, nobody will fight harder to end institutional racism and to reform our broken criminal justice system.”

Bernie Sanders continues to demonstrate that a). There are liberals in the South, and b). They will turn out to see a liberal candidate talk about the issues. There is a large and growing audience for the populism that Bernie Sanders is spreading.





http://www.politicususa.com/2015/08/22/liberals-rise-south-bernie-sanders-draws-10000-south-carolina-visit.html

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Liberals Rise In The South As Bernie Sanders Draws Nearly 10,000 In South Carolina Visit (Original Post) cal04 Aug 2015 OP
Oh, Happy Day! libdem4life Aug 2015 #1
Well they were always saying the South will rise again. stage left Aug 2015 #2
I Will No Longer Settle For The Lesser Of Two Corporate Evils - Go Bernie Go cantbeserious Aug 2015 #3
I hope the voter registration tables are set up at every rally.. mountain grammy Aug 2015 #4
And then Nikki Haley ................. turbinetree Aug 2015 #5
When attacked by the non-progressives, just ask them about issues and see them rhett o rick Aug 2015 #6

stage left

(2,962 posts)
2. Well they were always saying the South will rise again.
Sun Aug 23, 2015, 11:15 AM
Aug 2015

Guess they didn't suspect it might be the liberal part. Go, Bernie!! Southern Liberals arise!

mountain grammy

(26,622 posts)
4. I hope the voter registration tables are set up at every rally..
Sun Aug 23, 2015, 11:53 AM
Aug 2015

and everyone who attends makes it their mission to register voters and inspire those registered to vote. The GOP wins elections with their 30% of hard core voters who never miss an opportunity to cast their ballots. Time to turn that tide. 3000 at a rally should translate to 3 times that many votes.

turbinetree

(24,703 posts)
5. And then Nikki Haley .................
Sun Aug 23, 2015, 01:22 PM
Aug 2015

and her cronies in the state can start shaking in there right wing boots------just so long that they are reminded to go and vote and Rev. Barbour makes this happen along with all of his supporters and the Bernie supporters------------------then let's see how they disenfranchise the vote---------------way to go South Carolina----------------FEEL THE BERN and here's a big from your fellow human beings in the country




Honk-------------for a political revolution Bernie 2016




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