Bernie Sanders Draws Thousands at Rallies Across Florida

[Bubzer]

Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont spent Thursday talking to thousands of people in rallies across Florida in an effort to garner support before the state’s primary next week.

Mr. Sanders began his day in Miami and flew to Gainesville for a morning rally at the University of Florida. There, he told about 5,600 supporters that he would need their help to score another victory like the one he had in Michigan’s primary on Tuesday. He also continued to contrast his stances on trade with those of his rival, Hillary Clinton.

“We just pulled off a major upset in Michigan the other night, and on Tuesday we have five states coming up, including Florida,” Mr. Sanders said to cheers. “If you guys come out to vote, we are going to pull off another upset.”

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Later in the day, Mr. Sanders held a rally in Kissimmee, where more than 5,200 supporters cheered him on. There, he again focused on overhauling the campaign finance system, and also said that Florida could be a leader in solar energy to help combat climate change. He again focused on his Michigan victory in arguing that he could beat Mrs. Clinton despite what the polls say.

http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/03/10/bernie-sanders-draws-thousands-at-rallies-across-florida/

[HooptieWagon]

1. Nearly 10K in Tampa.

[Bubzer]

2. Nice! Good numbers. I hope they continue to increase.

It'll be hard for Bernie to win there with DWS having a death-grip on the state.