Sanders supporters rally in Wapakoneta

[Attorney in Texas]

Source: The Lima News

WAPAKONETA — Holding signs with phrases like, “Fighting for the Middle Class,” “Power to the People” and “Save America,” members of West Central Ohio for Bernie Sanders stood by Bellefontaine Avenue, receiving honks and hand waves of support from some of the midday commuters. ... Wapakoneta resident Sallie Cooper had never rallied behind a candidate before but had said if Sanders would run, she would back him.

“Bernie is attracting supporters in both parties,” she said. “I’ve followed him for years. If you’ve looked back on his political career, he’s always fought for the underdog.”

While Sanders has touched on such points as ending corporate tax breaks and taxing top earners to fund social programs, Monbeck noted that what Sanders has to say is relevant to people at the local level, as well.

“A lot of businesses along this street are minimum-wage businesses,” Monbeck said. “There has been a big redistribution of wealth over the past 40 years to the upper class, and it’s time for that money to come back to the middle class. One way to do that is to raise the minimum wage. Bernie’s proposal is to raise it to $15 an hour, and with that comes a lot of purchasing power.”


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[saltpoint]

1. I hope Bernie can inspire people to

register to vote and, on the issues alone, inspire them to vote Democratic. Let those people in that part of Ohio give him their best ears.

Voters traditionally pay attention to pocket-book issues, and Sanders has been top-drawer in economic issues for a long, long time.

[MrMickeysMom]

3. The way Bernie will do this is through his supporters...

We are out there interacting with people who otherwise may not be thinking in this manner, either due to lack of name recognition or lack of name recognition.

The MSM is doing there best to give us that task. We will not stop in that effort. Just because the press has stopped performing its traditional role doesn't mean that we forgot what the next step is. Lots of people has given up on the MSM anyway, so it's up to us.

It's not only about the economy (which is where people start paying attention)... it's about the earth.

[aspirant]

2. Deliberate Income Equality is Economic Terrorism

[SoapBox]

4. He IS mainstream.

Go Bernie!

[Duckfan]

5. I am not by any means going to try to pronounce the name of that town.

You try pronouncing Lake Iwetemlaykin in Oregon and see how far you get.

[goldent]

8. This is close: wall palk kanetta, with an accent on the "net"

It goes by Wapak (wall palk) for short.

[DinahMoeHum]

6. Only thing I know about Wapakoneta, OH. . .

. . .it's the birthplace of astronaut Neil Armstrong, first person to walk on the moon.

[raccoon]

7. Beat me to the post. First thing I thought of too. nt