Bernie Sanders speaks to packed house

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http://www.wtvm.com/story/30581153/bernie-sanders-speaks-to-packed-house
video at link. Will update later on the news

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is in Savannah as part of a three day tour through South Carolina and Georgia. He is holding a town hall meeting at the Savannah Civic Center in front of a packed house.

The doors opened at 5 p.m. and people piled into the civic center by the hundreds. Some supporters were lined up before 4 p.m.

The senator from Vermont has been in politics since the early 1980s and now he's putting in his bid for president. One of his priorities is education. Senator Sanders promotes dual enrollment programs for high school students to get college credit and he is an opponent of standardized testing. Rebuilding the economy is another focus for him. He wants to address the record high youth unemployment and is against tax cuts for the wealthy. Senator Sanders is also pushing for more affordable prescription medications and better care for veterans.

WTOC will have the latest on his appearance and what he told the crowd tonight.

[appalachiablue]

1. Super. Hope we get a full video later & a live stream for the Atlanta Rally tmrw.

[Fawke Em]

2. But.. but.. the Hillarians are advising that he

give up in the South! No one likes him down here!

[LiberalElite]

3. ooh I like that

"thought police" thingy.

[Fawke Em]

6. It belongs to another Bernie fan on this board.

Trying to find where I snitched it, but my memory is on hold right low. LOL.

[LiberalArkie]

5. And we know from the BET poll how much the POC dislike him.

[Fawke Em]

4. BTW, the civic center seats 9,600.

Just in case anyone wanted to know.

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8. Thank you Fawke Em

[Cheese Sandwich]

7. Bernie was introduced today by Mayor Edna Jackson of Savannah

I don't know if that is like a formal endorsement or no?

https://www.periscope.tv/w/1MYGNWOjegQJw

Pretty cool though...

Mayor Edna Branch Jackson is the 65th Mayor of Savannah, Georgia and the first African-American woman to hold this position. Prior to her election in 2011, she served three terms as Alderman at Large on Savannah City Council, including serving as Mayor Pro Tem for two terms. Mayor Jackson has served on the Board of Directors of the National League of Cities, and is former President of the National League of Cities Women in Municipal Government. She is currently the first vice president of the Georgia Municipal Association and the Chair of the GMA Legislative Policy Council.

http://www.savannahga.gov/index.aspx?nid=388

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11. Thank you Cheese Sandwich

I didn't get to see the beginning

[Dustlawyer]

9. You left out the best part of Bernie's platform, Publicly Funded Elections!

[Dont call me Shirley]

10. Bother packed house?! I heard he was losing popularity...

[Duckfan]

12. Did the Hillary people actually say Bernie should give up in the South??

With the positions Bernie has taken--which actually would be a benefit to the African-American community, I find the implication of giving up the South

And given the fact he pack's em in where ever he speaks. So do they not want people to show up to his rally's?