Bernie Sanders tells California he is the one to beat 'disaster' Trump
Bernie Sanders tells California he is the one to beat 'disaster' Trump
Senator vows to win the state and the nomination and mocks Trump, who denied the drought, as ‘one of the great meteorologists of our age’
Nicky Woolf in Oakland @nickywoolf
Monday 30 May 2016 22.45 EDT
With the bright California sun beating down on their faces, the 12,000 peoplegathered in a square in downtown Oakland heard Bernie Sanders make a bold prediction.
“I don’t want to add to secretary Clinton’s anxiety,” he shouted in a hoarse voice, “but if you promise not to tell her - we’re going to win here in California.”
The crowd, squinting in the sunshine, chanted “Bernie! Bernie! Bernie!”
The Vermont senator, his face ruddy from long days of intensive campaigning in the state, continued: “The pundits, in their infinite wisdom, said this would be a fringe campaign ... a year later, we have won primaries in 20 states.”
The speech was briefly interrupted when several people, apparently animal rights activists, rushed the stage. They were taken into custody by the secret service. “We don’t get intimidated easily,” Sanders said when he resumed speaking.
Sanders has been on a punishing schedule of campaigning across California in the last week, speaking to large and ebullient crowds in packed rallies up and down the state. Hillary Clinton, because of the more than 500 superdelegates who have pledged to her campaign, is thought to have the nomination almost locked down - but a big win in California for Sanders would be a serious problem for the former secretary of state.
Sanders, in Oakland, radiated confidence. “We will go into the convention with a great deal of momentum,” he said, “and we will come out with the nomination.”
“The point I will be making to the Democratic National Convention is that in virtually every single poll, we do better against Donald Trump than secretary Clinton. So if we want a campaign that will make sure the disaster that is Donald Trump does not become president - we are that campaign.”
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Senator vows to win the state and the nomination and mocks Trump, who denied the drought, as ‘one of the great meteorologists of our age’
Nicky Woolf in Oakland @nickywoolf
Monday 30 May 2016 22.45 EDT
With the bright California sun beating down on their faces, the 12,000 peoplegathered in a square in downtown Oakland heard Bernie Sanders make a bold prediction.
“I don’t want to add to secretary Clinton’s anxiety,” he shouted in a hoarse voice, “but if you promise not to tell her - we’re going to win here in California.”
The crowd, squinting in the sunshine, chanted “Bernie! Bernie! Bernie!”
The Vermont senator, his face ruddy from long days of intensive campaigning in the state, continued: “The pundits, in their infinite wisdom, said this would be a fringe campaign ... a year later, we have won primaries in 20 states.”
The speech was briefly interrupted when several people, apparently animal rights activists, rushed the stage. They were taken into custody by the secret service. “We don’t get intimidated easily,” Sanders said when he resumed speaking.
Sanders has been on a punishing schedule of campaigning across California in the last week, speaking to large and ebullient crowds in packed rallies up and down the state. Hillary Clinton, because of the more than 500 superdelegates who have pledged to her campaign, is thought to have the nomination almost locked down - but a big win in California for Sanders would be a serious problem for the former secretary of state.
Sanders, in Oakland, radiated confidence. “We will go into the convention with a great deal of momentum,” he said, “and we will come out with the nomination.”
“The point I will be making to the Democratic National Convention is that in virtually every single poll, we do better against Donald Trump than secretary Clinton. So if we want a campaign that will make sure the disaster that is Donald Trump does not become president - we are that campaign.”
READ MORE: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/ma...
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