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| Thousands turn out for Bernie Sanders New York rally ahead of primary – politics live | Thousands turn out for Bernie Sanders New York rally ahead of primary – politics live |
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| Rainbow colored peace symbols. Free hugs. The scent of weed. Protest songs. Young people waving signs and cheering for as far as the eye could see. | |
| Bernie Sanders rally in Washington Square park feels like a blast from the anti-war protests of the 1960s. The protesters of 2016, like Sanders before them, were here to fight The Man: the billionaires, the bankers, corporate America. | |
| As the sun set, and Vampire Weekend appeared on stage to play their set, a waft of smoke floated near the press area. A nearby group carrying Bernie signs giggled. | |
| “Are you ready for a revolution?” someone shouted. An older woman waved a sign with colorful flowers that read “Woodstock for Bernie” and screamed yes. | |
| Director and actor Tim Robbins, who grew up near Greenwich Village, took the stage. | |
| “I used to play in this park. I protested the Vietnam War in this park,” he told the crowd, who cheered wildly. | |
| Robbins conceded that the road to Sanders clinching the nomination was a tough one, but reminded the crowd that New Yorkers knew a little something about coming from behind and the magic of a comeback. | |
| “In 1969,” Robbins said, “the New York Mets were down ... Then they came from behind and what did they do? They won the World Series.” | |
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| “This is a tough race for us,” Sanders acknowledged in his closing remarks in Washington Square Park, “but you know what I think? When I look out at the thousands of people who are here tonight, the thousands of people we saw in Buffalo and Syracuse and Rochester, I think we’ve got a surprise for the establishment!” | |
| “I think that if we have a large voter turnout on Tuesday, we’re gonna win this thing! Thank you all very much!” | |
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| “This is a pivotal moment in American history,” Sanders tells the crowd. | “This is a pivotal moment in American history,” Sanders tells the crowd. |
| Voters “are asking themselves, ‘why should we accept more income and wealth inequality to be worse here in America than any time since 1928? Why should we accept a proliferation of millionaires and have the highest rate of childhood poverty of any major country in the world?’” | Voters “are asking themselves, ‘why should we accept more income and wealth inequality to be worse here in America than any time since 1928? Why should we accept a proliferation of millionaires and have the highest rate of childhood poverty of any major country in the world?’” |
| “These are the questions that millions of Americans are now asking themselves, and what they are concluding is that establishment politics and establishment economics are not gonna address those crises.” | “These are the questions that millions of Americans are now asking themselves, and what they are concluding is that establishment politics and establishment economics are not gonna address those crises.” |
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| Meanwhile, at a campaign rally in Pittsburgh, a police officer shoved a reporter for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review while she was filming a protest against candidate Donald Trump: | Meanwhile, at a campaign rally in Pittsburgh, a police officer shoved a reporter for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review while she was filming a protest against candidate Donald Trump: |
| Here's me getting shoved by police pic.twitter.com/faBWITKZN0 | Here's me getting shoved by police pic.twitter.com/faBWITKZN0 |
| Cop shoves Tribune-Review reporter @meganguzaTrib outside PGH Trump rally. Leg bleeding, but she says she's okay. pic.twitter.com/yFpFLNtRPd | Cop shoves Tribune-Review reporter @meganguzaTrib outside PGH Trump rally. Leg bleeding, but she says she's okay. pic.twitter.com/yFpFLNtRPd |
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| The latest crowd size report: | The latest crowd size report: |
| .@BernieSanders campaign reporting crowd count in Washington Square Park over 27,000 people | .@BernieSanders campaign reporting crowd count in Washington Square Park over 27,000 people |
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| Bernie Sanders vows to use executive powers to grant legal status to immigrants | Bernie Sanders vows to use executive powers to grant legal status to immigrants |
| Scott Bixby | Scott Bixby |
| In the event that Congress does not move forward on comprehensive immigration reform and a path to citizenship for the estimated 11m undocumented immigrants currently living in the US, presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has vowed to use the executive powers endowed to the president to do so. | In the event that Congress does not move forward on comprehensive immigration reform and a path to citizenship for the estimated 11m undocumented immigrants currently living in the US, presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has vowed to use the executive powers endowed to the president to do so. |
| “This campaign is listening to our brothers and sisters in the Latino community,” Sanders said at a rally in Manhattan’s Washington Square Park. “There are 11m undocumented people in this country. Many of them are being exploited, because when you have no legal rights, your employer can do anything he wants to. Many of them are living in fear, and many of them are living in the shadows.” | “This campaign is listening to our brothers and sisters in the Latino community,” Sanders said at a rally in Manhattan’s Washington Square Park. “There are 11m undocumented people in this country. Many of them are being exploited, because when you have no legal rights, your employer can do anything he wants to. Many of them are living in fear, and many of them are living in the shadows.” |
| “I believe that this country must move toward comprehensive immigration reform and a path toward citizenship,” Sanders continued. “And if Congress does not do its job, I will use the executive powers that the president has and I will do everything I can.” | “I believe that this country must move toward comprehensive immigration reform and a path toward citizenship,” Sanders continued. “And if Congress does not do its job, I will use the executive powers that the president has and I will do everything I can.” |
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| Bernie Sanders, on the gender pay gap: | Bernie Sanders, on the gender pay gap: |
| Women in America want the whole damned dollar, and they’re right! | Women in America want the whole damned dollar, and they’re right! |
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| “This campaign is gaining ground every day because we are doing something unusual in American politics: We are telling the truth,” Bernie Sanders says. | “This campaign is gaining ground every day because we are doing something unusual in American politics: We are telling the truth,” Bernie Sanders says. |
| “We are telling the truth, and that is that we have a corrupt campaign finance system which is undermining American democracy,” Sanders continues. “Democracy to me is one person, one vote, not billionaires buying elections. Democracy is not the Koch brothers and a few of their billionaire friends spending $900m in this campaign cycle. That is not democracy, that is oligarchy - we do not accept that!” | “We are telling the truth, and that is that we have a corrupt campaign finance system which is undermining American democracy,” Sanders continues. “Democracy to me is one person, one vote, not billionaires buying elections. Democracy is not the Koch brothers and a few of their billionaire friends spending $900m in this campaign cycle. That is not democracy, that is oligarchy - we do not accept that!” |
| “We do not accept Republican governors suppressing the vote and making it harder for poor people of color to vote,” he continues. In an American lead by Bernie Sanders, he says, “If you’re 18 of age or older and are a citizen, you have the right to vote in this country!” | “We do not accept Republican governors suppressing the vote and making it harder for poor people of color to vote,” he continues. In an American lead by Bernie Sanders, he says, “If you’re 18 of age or older and are a citizen, you have the right to vote in this country!” |
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| Megan Carpentier | Megan Carpentier |
| Meanwhile, a few miles uptown, the Guardian’s Megan Carpentier reports on a Hillary Clinton rally: | Meanwhile, a few miles uptown, the Guardian’s Megan Carpentier reports on a Hillary Clinton rally: |
| Hillary Clinton at a packed house in the Bronx. pic.twitter.com/69b7fwy6ER | Hillary Clinton at a packed house in the Bronx. pic.twitter.com/69b7fwy6ER |
| Hillary Clinton took the stage in the Bronx with borough president Ruben Diaz, Jr., more than an hour behind schedule, as the last people of a capacity crowd pushed into the room and raised their cell phones high to capture the moment. And while the crowds 18 miles [29km] south in Manhattan might have been larger (and reportedly filled with contented marijuana smokers), the predominately African-American and Latino crowd extended to Clinton a very warm welcome after some had to wait in line for an hour or more as temperatures dropped outside. | Hillary Clinton took the stage in the Bronx with borough president Ruben Diaz, Jr., more than an hour behind schedule, as the last people of a capacity crowd pushed into the room and raised their cell phones high to capture the moment. And while the crowds 18 miles [29km] south in Manhattan might have been larger (and reportedly filled with contented marijuana smokers), the predominately African-American and Latino crowd extended to Clinton a very warm welcome after some had to wait in line for an hour or more as temperatures dropped outside. |
| “I’ve been here before, my husband’s been here before, and we’ll keep the Bronx in our hearts and in our minds,” she said to cheers and applause, in what might have been a dig at her Democratic rival, whose popular Bronx rally less than two weeks ago didn’t quite make it all the way north to Coop City. | “I’ve been here before, my husband’s been here before, and we’ll keep the Bronx in our hearts and in our minds,” she said to cheers and applause, in what might have been a dig at her Democratic rival, whose popular Bronx rally less than two weeks ago didn’t quite make it all the way north to Coop City. |
| The reserved some of their loudest cheers, though, for Clinton’s promise that they’ll see her “taking on the gun lobby” and protecting women’s access to reproductive health services - moreso than for affordable housing, better transportation to get to work and “clean and renewable energy”. | The reserved some of their loudest cheers, though, for Clinton’s promise that they’ll see her “taking on the gun lobby” and protecting women’s access to reproductive health services - moreso than for affordable housing, better transportation to get to work and “clean and renewable energy”. |
| But the crowd went wild with applause, cutting her off, when she repeated her oft-used stump speech line “I don’t think that President Obama gets the credit he deserves” for his efforts on the economy. | But the crowd went wild with applause, cutting her off, when she repeated her oft-used stump speech line “I don’t think that President Obama gets the credit he deserves” for his efforts on the economy. |
| “I’ve learned a lot, hanging out with the presidents I know,” she followed up to some knowing laughs from the crowd. | “I’ve learned a lot, hanging out with the presidents I know,” she followed up to some knowing laughs from the crowd. |
| And then, after a few digs at Trump’s anti-immigrant sentiments (followed by the more positive “This is a borough of immigrants, in a city of immigrants, in a state of immigrants, in a country of immigrants”, which earned plenty of cheers), a reference to giving Puerto Rico the tools it needs to deal with the ongoing financial crisis (many Puerto Ricans have settled in the Bronx, especially of late) and an applause-inspiring references to her recently becoming a grandmother, Clinton encouraged the crowd to vote, but not necessarily just for her: “Vote for yourselves, vote for your families, vote for your children, your grandchildren, vote for the future, not the past”. | And then, after a few digs at Trump’s anti-immigrant sentiments (followed by the more positive “This is a borough of immigrants, in a city of immigrants, in a state of immigrants, in a country of immigrants”, which earned plenty of cheers), a reference to giving Puerto Rico the tools it needs to deal with the ongoing financial crisis (many Puerto Ricans have settled in the Bronx, especially of late) and an applause-inspiring references to her recently becoming a grandmother, Clinton encouraged the crowd to vote, but not necessarily just for her: “Vote for yourselves, vote for your families, vote for your children, your grandchildren, vote for the future, not the past”. |
| And then, hardly 20 minutes after she arrived, she left. (And, as she did so, all those miles south, Bernie Sanders prepared to take his own stage.) | And then, hardly 20 minutes after she arrived, she left. (And, as she did so, all those miles south, Bernie Sanders prepared to take his own stage.) |
| Outside the rally, a group of women passed a friend waiting at the bus stop. “It was so worth it, waiting in that line!” said one of the group of women to the one at the bus stop. | Outside the rally, a group of women passed a friend waiting at the bus stop. “It was so worth it, waiting in that line!” said one of the group of women to the one at the bus stop. |
| “Definitely,” she said. | “Definitely,” she said. |
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| Journalists, too. | Journalists, too. |
| Bernie supporters so familiar with his stump speech they're saying it along with him. #BernieRally | Bernie supporters so familiar with his stump speech they're saying it along with him. #BernieRally |
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| “Let me take a moment to tell you some of the differences which exist - some profound differences which exist between secretary Clinton and myself,” Bernie Sanders says, going into what he positions as a fundamental difference between himself and the former secretary of state: the sources of their campaign financing. | “Let me take a moment to tell you some of the differences which exist - some profound differences which exist between secretary Clinton and myself,” Bernie Sanders says, going into what he positions as a fundamental difference between himself and the former secretary of state: the sources of their campaign financing. |
| “You can tell a lot about a candidate and the campaigns they run by how they raise the money they need to run those campaigns,” Sanders says. “When we began this campaign, we had to make a choice: would we do what every other campaign is doing and establish a super-PAC?” | “You can tell a lot about a candidate and the campaigns they run by how they raise the money they need to run those campaigns,” Sanders says. “When we began this campaign, we had to make a choice: would we do what every other campaign is doing and establish a super-PAC?” |
| The audience boos loudly. | The audience boos loudly. |
| “We agreed with you,” Sanders deadpans. | “We agreed with you,” Sanders deadpans. |
| “We do not represent the billionaire class; we do not represent Corporate America; we do not represent Wall Street; we do not want their money,” he continues. “And then something absolutely amazing happened - something that in a million years, I never would have dreamed would have been possible.” | “We do not represent the billionaire class; we do not represent Corporate America; we do not represent Wall Street; we do not want their money,” he continues. “And then something absolutely amazing happened - something that in a million years, I never would have dreamed would have been possible.” |
| “Amazingly, in the past 11 months, we have received almost seven million individual campaign contributions,” Sanders says. “That is more campaign contributions than any candidate in the history of the country, at this point in the campaign. What that outpouring of support tells us...” he is interrupted by a “Bernie!” chant. | “Amazingly, in the past 11 months, we have received almost seven million individual campaign contributions,” Sanders says. “That is more campaign contributions than any candidate in the history of the country, at this point in the campaign. What that outpouring of support tells us...” he is interrupted by a “Bernie!” chant. |
| “Does anybody know what our average campaign contribution is?” The audience screams in unison: “$27!” | “Does anybody know what our average campaign contribution is?” The audience screams in unison: “$27!” |
| “You got it!” Sanders laughs. | “You got it!” Sanders laughs. |
| “Why this is revolutionary is that it shows we can run a winning campaign without being dependent on the big-money interests,” Sanders continues. “Now, secretary Clinton has chosen to raise her funds in a very different way. She has a number of super-PACS, and in the last filing period, the largest super-PAC reported raising $35m from special interests, including $15m from Wall Street alone.” | “Why this is revolutionary is that it shows we can run a winning campaign without being dependent on the big-money interests,” Sanders continues. “Now, secretary Clinton has chosen to raise her funds in a very different way. She has a number of super-PACS, and in the last filing period, the largest super-PAC reported raising $35m from special interests, including $15m from Wall Street alone.” |
| Campaigns are forbidden by federal law from coordinating with super-PACs, and the allocation of that money is not under Clinton’s discretion. | Campaigns are forbidden by federal law from coordinating with super-PACs, and the allocation of that money is not under Clinton’s discretion. |
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| Only hours after he joined picketing communications workers who walked off the job in protest of what they deemed unfair negotiation tactics by telecom giant Verizon Wireless, Bernie Sanders says that his campaign is uniquely suited to help boost the rights of union workers. | Only hours after he joined picketing communications workers who walked off the job in protest of what they deemed unfair negotiation tactics by telecom giant Verizon Wireless, Bernie Sanders says that his campaign is uniquely suited to help boost the rights of union workers. |
| “What this campaign understands is real change is when a hundred years ago, workers who were exploited, who worked seven days a week, 12 hours a day, stood together and said, ‘We will be treated with dignity and respect, we’re gonna form a trade union!’” Sanders says. “And tonight I wanna take my hat off to the CWA - thank you guys! They are standing up to a greedy corporation that wants to cut their health care benefits, send decent-paying jobs abroad and then provide $20m a year to their CEO!” | “What this campaign understands is real change is when a hundred years ago, workers who were exploited, who worked seven days a week, 12 hours a day, stood together and said, ‘We will be treated with dignity and respect, we’re gonna form a trade union!’” Sanders says. “And tonight I wanna take my hat off to the CWA - thank you guys! They are standing up to a greedy corporation that wants to cut their health care benefits, send decent-paying jobs abroad and then provide $20m a year to their CEO!” |
| The audience boos loudly at the $20m figure. | The audience boos loudly at the $20m figure. |
| But, Sanders says, “Verizon is just a poster child for what so many of our corporations are doing today, and this campaign is sending a message to Corporate America: You cannot have it all!” | But, Sanders says, “Verizon is just a poster child for what so many of our corporations are doing today, and this campaign is sending a message to Corporate America: You cannot have it all!” |
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| Bernie Sanders begins his rally by defining his campaign as one of political revolution with a line he frequently uses at his rallies: “It is not just about electing a president, it is about creating a political revolution! It is about creating a government which works for all of us, not just wealthy campaign contributors! | Bernie Sanders begins his rally by defining his campaign as one of political revolution with a line he frequently uses at his rallies: “It is not just about electing a president, it is about creating a political revolution! It is about creating a government which works for all of us, not just wealthy campaign contributors! |
| “It is a campaign about not ignoring the veterans who sleep out on the street, the children, the elderly, or the poor; it is about creating a government that creates a decent standard of living for every man, woman and child,” Sanders says. “What this campaign is profoundly about is understanding that real change never occurs from the top on down - it is always from the bottom on up!” | “It is a campaign about not ignoring the veterans who sleep out on the street, the children, the elderly, or the poor; it is about creating a government that creates a decent standard of living for every man, woman and child,” Sanders says. “What this campaign is profoundly about is understanding that real change never occurs from the top on down - it is always from the bottom on up!” |
| “What this campaign is about is the understanding that when we stand together - black and white and Latino and Asian-American and Native American - when we do not allow the Donald Trumps of the world to divide us up, there is nothing we cannot accomplish!” | “What this campaign is about is the understanding that when we stand together - black and white and Latino and Asian-American and Native American - when we do not allow the Donald Trumps of the world to divide us up, there is nothing we cannot accomplish!” |
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| After thanking the many introductory speakers who welcomed him to the stage, Bernie Sanders could barely make it to the first few words of his speech before a “Bernie! Bernie! Bernie!” chant interrupts him. | After thanking the many introductory speakers who welcomed him to the stage, Bernie Sanders could barely make it to the first few words of his speech before a “Bernie! Bernie! Bernie!” chant interrupts him. |
| “I don’t think that there is any doubt but that our campaign today has the momentum!” Sanders says. “We have won seven out off the last eight caucuses and primaries, and when I look at an unbelievable crowd like this, I believe we’re gonna win here in New York next Tuesday!” | “I don’t think that there is any doubt but that our campaign today has the momentum!” Sanders says. “We have won seven out off the last eight caucuses and primaries, and when I look at an unbelievable crowd like this, I believe we’re gonna win here in New York next Tuesday!” |