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New Year's Rockin' Eve w/ Bernie
Bernie Sanders Rings In New Year In Iowa With 1,000 Supporters“Together, we have an opportunity to make 2016 a year to remember. You here in Iowa have a chance to make 2016 a year that people in the future will look back on and say, ‘Thank you, Iowa, for leading the political revolution.'”
The crowd at the Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel in downtown Des Moines was at least 1,000 strong, taking up two ballrooms for several hours prior to midnight.
He reiterated his vision of a country where the income inequality has ended, a better source for energy, a judicial system that does not support for-profit business, and an incarceration rate that is higher than most major countries in the world.
He stressed the need for activism, and how change won’t happen overnight or without the help of citizens who get fed up enough with the system to fight to make changes.
