Bernie Sanders Unleashes Scathing Speech In Front Of Record Crowd Of 28,300 In Brooklyn

Last updated on September 25th, 2023 at 01:58 pm

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Bernie Sanders drew a record crowd of 28,300 to Prospect Park in Brooklyn, NY, who heard the Democratic presidential candidate pull no punches in a massive effort to get his supporters ready to vote in Tuesday’s New York Democratic primary.

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Sanders called his campaign a movement of people who are prepared to think big, not small, and continued, “People who not just want to elect a new president, but to transform America.” The Democratic candidate described his campaign as being fueled by those who are rejecting establishment politics, “This is a campaign that is bringing millions of people into the political process. Working people and young people who are sick and tired of establishment politics and establishment economics. We want a government which represents all of us, not just the 1 percent.”

Sen. Sanders criticized Hillary Clinton for her speeches to Wall Street, “Now, if you give a speech for $225,000, it must be a pretty damn good speech; must be a brilliant and insightful speech analyzing all of the world’s problems; must be a speech written in Shakespearean prose. And that is why I believe Secretary Clinton should share that speech with all of us.”

He also criticized Clinton on fracking, the minimum wage, trade agreements, and Social Security.

Sanders also had some words for Donald Trump, “Donald Trump will not be elected president of the United States because the American people will not support a candidate who insults Mexicans and Latinos, who insults Muslims, who insults women, who insults veterans who insults the African-American community.

The speech in Prospect Park was Bernie Sanders version of a get out the vote rally. Sen. Sanders is trailing former Sec. of State Clinton by double-digits according to every poll, but if Sanders is going to lose, he is going to down with swinging.

The speech in Brooklyn was amazing because it may be remembered as a true turning point. If Sen. Sanders were to pull an upset in New York and go on to win the nomination, historians would look at the speech as the first visible spark of an upset. If Sanders loses New York and does poorly in Pennsylvania, the Brooklyn speech may go down in history as the last roar of a dying campaign.

What the voters decide on Tuesday will go a long way in determining the course of 2016 presidential campaign history. Bernie Sanders is still kicking, and the Senator from Vermont is going to keep fighting until the last Democratic delegate has been allocated.

Jason Easley

Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.

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