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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., addressed supporters in New York today.
NEW YORK >> Bernie Sanders told a roaring crowd of supporters today that his campaign is “just getting started” fighting economic inequality, changing the Democratic Party and bolstering Democrats running for Congress.
Speaking to a packed hall in Manhattan, Sanders took something of a victory lap as he reviewed the states he won and the fact that many young people flocked to his campaign over presumptive Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton’s. He did not mention her name, let alone endorse her as leading Democrats have urged.
“Our goal from day one has been to transform this nation and that is the fight we are going to continue,” Sanders, his voice hoarse, told supporters who packed a venue called The Town Hall near Times Square. “We have got to make sure that (Republican presidential candidate Donald) Trump is not president. But that is not good enough.”
The independent senator got standing ovations as he reviewed his campaign positions, from free health care and college tuition to campaign finance reform. Sanders urged his supporters to keep fighting inequality and insisting on “forcing open the door” of the Democratic Party to allow working Americans, not political elites, to run it. That was a not-subtle swipe at a party he complained rigged the nominating system in Clinton’s favor.
Clinton earlier this month clinched the delegates required to carry the Democrats’ banner against Trump. And Sanders this week acknowledged that he would not be the nominee.
Sanders supporters, who lined up for several blocks in advance of the speech, were not eager to hear him endorse Clinton.
Judi Gardner, of Huntington, N.Y., waited more than five hours. She’s an elected delegate to the Democratic National Convention, and she’s sticking with him through the event.
“The political revolution is continuing,” Gardner, 69, said. “This will not end here.”
Steve Favilla, 36, was concerned while he waited in line that the hall might fill up before he got in.
“I want the media to see the thousands of people who are out here knowing we won’t get in and still showing our support for Bernie,” Favilla, an electrician from Queens, said.
Sanders has been signaling the transition of his movement from a presidential run to one aimed at bolstering likeminded Democratic candidates for Congress and offices up and down the ballot.
He was traveling to Syracuse, New York, on Friday to hold a rally with congressional candidate Eric Kingson, who is seeking the Democratic nomination in next Tuesday’s primary to challenge Republican Rep. John Katko.
Sanders has raised about $2.5 million for congressional and legislative candidates in recent weeks, sending out fundraising emails on behalf of liberals who could further Sanders’ message. The Vermont senator has raised about $300,000 for both former Sen. Russ Feingold, who is trying to win back his old seat in Wisconsin, and Florida congressional candidate Tim Canova, who is challenging Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who represents a Fort Lauderdale-area district.
The Secretary of State has very defined responsibilities on record keeping. Everything she did including Toilet paper is supposed to be turned over to record keeping if it was used in the discharge of her Office. Destroying records is in violation of A-01-001-01-10.
The reason is among others to let the American People know what really was going on including Chelsea’s wedding. If she used Government time and resources in that activity that is theft.
It’s interesting to note that she came up with the stomach virus, fell down, had a concussion, suffered a blood clot, had special prism glasses, all to fabricate and come up with some cockamamie fabrication of the Benghazi massacre which most people now refute.
Bernie’s revolutionary hopes ended in the 1990s when the Berlin wall came down and the Soviet Union fell apart.
this socialist is a poor loser. get off it, you will never become president. stop trying to impose your commie ideas on the democratic party. form you own socialist party.
Time to move on, Bernie. You were never going to be the nominee….
He’s obviously trying to support Trump.
hang in there, bernie. at least until the democrat convention. the f.b.i. will boost your campaign.
They have to give Twomey and Lynch immunity. If Trump gets in its over for Obama and his appointees. Obstruction of justice.
“Just getting started?”…..he hadn’t figured out that he’s finished…..ha ha
He’s got money to burn. All those $27 checks add up. Hillary on the other hand? The Sultan of Brunei gave a piece of jewelry worth $57,000. She told him you gotta do better than that. 2,000,000BND to the Clinton Foundation. Now that’s better. Not to mention Wall Street.