Pro-jobs, anti-greed
And like the majority of protesters from around the state gathered Friday afternoon, he wanted to see and hear presidential candidate
"I'm here to support the Carrier workers," Curtis said, clutching a large sign reading "Stop The War on Workers" that he waved frequently. "I wanted to hear Bernie, too," he said, approving of the
"I think Bernie has an awful lot of good ideas. It puts conscience back in the government," Tribby said.
Tribby drove to
As union supporters packed the area in front of the south steps of the
While union representatives gave away buttons, signs and literature supporting American jobs, other vendors sold buttons and items supporting the Sanders campaign.
Sanders called for the leadership of
"I plan to do everything I can to prevent
Gripping both sides of the speaker's podium in his familiar posture of hunched shoulders, Sanders steadily restated a frequent pledge to raise the minimum wage to
"What this campaign is about is a call for a political revolution," Sanders said to much applause and chants of "Bernie, Bernie."
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"This campaign is about having millions of Americans -- working people, middle class, low-income people, young people -- stand up and get involved in the political process in a way that we have never seen before. Stand up and fight back so that we can create a government that works for all of us, not just wealthy campaign contributors."
Not everyone at the rally was pro-Sanders, however.
"I was already leaning toward voting for Hillary, and I appreciate the passion that Bernie brings to the campaign," Bradley said, "but I wanted to hear his policies and how he planned to implement them, and I couldn't wait any longer."
"Frankly, I'm not sure I'm on board with the anti-trade statements," Stanford said, though he does support Sanders in general.
Also attacking Carrier from the podium was
Democratic gubernatorial candidate
"I want you to know that
The rally, organized by the
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