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September 15, 2015

Bernie Sanders Campaigns at Evangelical Liberty University 
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In one of the more unusual stops of the 2016 campaign trail, Vermont
Senator Bernie Sanders brought his message of economic justice to the
evangelical Christian college Liberty University in Virginia. Sanders
defended his pro-choice stance in front of a crowd of nearly 12,000
people. While acknowledging differences, he sought common ground on the
issues of poverty and economic inequality.

Sen. Bernie Sanders: "I understand that the issues of abortion and gay
marriage are issues that you feel very strongly about. We disagree on
those issues. I get that. But let me respectfully suggest that there are
other issues out there that are of enormous consequence to our country
and, in fact, to the entire world, that maybe, just maybe, we do not
disagree on. And maybe, just maybe, we can try to work together to
resolve them."

 

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