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Sanders: Corrupt Campaign Finance System Props up Rigged Economy

Date: March 12, 2016
Location: Champaign, IL
Issues: Judicial Branch Economy and Fiscal Legal Campaign Finance

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Saturday brought his White House campaign to the rolling prairies of central Illinois.

"If there is a large voter turnout we will win," a confident Sanders declared three days ahead of Tuesday's Democratic Party primary election in Illinois.

About 3,400 supporters stood shoulder-to-shoulder inside a gym at the University of Illinois. Another big crowd, perhaps 2,000 people strong, gathered in an overflow area on the plaza outside the student activities and recreation center.

In remarks to both crowds, Sanders decried the country's corrupt campaign finance system and rigged economy. "Together, we are going to create an economy that works for all of us, not just the 1 percent," he said.


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