A2 March 5, 2020
The Chronicle
Sanders rallies voters at WSSU
BY TEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
Democratic presiden
tial candidate Bernie Sand
ers energized local voters
and students in Winston-
Salem last week when he
made a campaign stop on
the campus of Winston-
Salem State University
(WSSU).
Before leading a march
to the early voting location
at the Anderson Center
on the campus of WSSU,
the senator from Vermont
held a rally inside the C.E.
Gaines Center. The event
drew a crowd of more than
1,000 people.
While addressing the
mixed crowd of voters,
students and local and
state elected officials,
Sanders opened up on.his
platform and his plan to
unseat President Donald
Trump.
“Together we will de
feat the most dangerous
president in the modern
history of this country,”
Sanders continued. “We
will not have four more
years of a pathologi
cal liar. We will not have
four more years of a cor
rupt racist. We will not
have four more years of a
More than 1,000people attended a rally held by Bernie Sanders on Thursday, Feb.
27. The rally was held on the campus of Winston-Salem State Univeristy.
president who undermines
American Democracy ...
and someone who has no
respect for the Constitu
tion of the United States.”
Sanders said although
President Trump ran on
promises to “take on the
establishment,” provide
healthcare for all, and cre
ate a better tax plan for all
Americans, he hasn’t kept
his word. “The American
people want a govern
ment and an economy that
works for all of us, not just
the one percent,” Sanders
said.
Sanders said the Amer-
Photos by Alphonso Abbott Jr.
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders greets students on the cmapus of Winston-Salem State University on Thrusday, Feb. 27. Sanders is looking
to become the Democratic candidate for president.
ican people are tired of
wealth inequality and it’s
time for a change. When
discussing his own plat
form, Sanders discussed
plans for free public col
lege and early childhood
education, universal Medi
care, legalizing marijua
na, raising the minimum
wage to $15, and cancel
ing student debt. He also
discussed ending plans to
address voter suppression
and mass incarceration.
He said, “As someone
who grew up in a working
class family, somebody
who lived in a rent con
trolled apartment for all of
my childhood ... this is a
campaign of the working
class, by the working class
and for the working class.”
Those who attended
the rally showed up nearly
two hours before it was
scheduled to begin. While
most made it inside for the '
rally, more than 100 people
were left standing outside
because the Gaines Center
reached capacity. Madison
Whitfield made it inside
about 15 minutes before
the rally began. Whitfield,
who said she was a “Sand
ers Supporter,” said Sand
ers’ platform seemed to be
aligned with what she’s
looking for in a candidate,
but she wasn’t sure who
she will vote for.
“I’m a Sanders sup
porter, but that doesn’t
mean I’ve already decided
who I will vote for,” Whit
field said while speaking
with The Chronicle. Al
though she doesn’t know
who she will vote for,
Whitfield said the upcom
ing election is very impor
tant.
“As an African Ameri
can, I feel like this election
is very important. I think
2016 really showed a lot
of people how important
Nina Turner, co-chair of the Bernie Sanders campagin during a rally held on the
campus of Winston-Salem State Univeristy last week.
voting really is.”
Throughout the rally,
Sanders’ supporters and
members of his campaign
talked about why they be
lieve Sanders is the best
candidate to represent the Little mentioned Sanders’
Democratic Party. Keith
Ellison, attorney general
for the State of Minnesota,
Nina Turner, co-chair of
Sanders’ campaign, and
local legend Dr. Larry Lit
tle, all took to the stage.
Little, who is a profes
sor in the social sciences
department at WSSU,
longtime community ac
tivist and co-founder of
the Winston-Salem chap
ter of the Black Panther
Party, said he was proud to
be able welcome the next
president of the United
States to Winston-Salem.
record for standing against
racism.
“Bernie has been a
champion in the fight
against racism all his adult
life. Bernie was arrested
for fighting against rac
ism,” he continued. “We
have a champion we can
vote for.”
Forsyth County Primary Winners
Seat/Votes/Percentage
* US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 06-DEM Gloria D. Whisenhunt 15,379 28.52%
Kathy Manning 16,704 43.19% David R. Plyler 15,287 28.35%
* US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 06 - REP
Lee Haywood 8,174 67.62%
* US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 10 - REP
Patrick McHenry 6,576 61.38%
* NC HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 071 - DEM
Evelyn-Terry 7,154 64.64%
* NC HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 072 - DEM
Amber M. Baker 7,571 58.54%
* NC HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 075 - DEM
Elisabeth Motsinger 4,801 63.91%
*NC HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 075 - REP
Donny C. Lambeth 4,687 68.04%
"CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM COUNCIL MEMBER SOUTH WARD - DEM
John Larson 2,397 47.46%
*FORSYTH COUNTY CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT (UNEXPIRED) - DEM
Denise Hines 24,416 50.74%
*FORSYTH COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DISTRICT B - REP
Richard V. Linville 15,508 28.76%
*CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM MAYOR - DEM
Allen Joines 26,689 69.29%
*CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM COUNCIL MEMBER EAST WARD - DEM
Annette Scippio 1,489 40.10%
*CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM COUNCIL MEMBER NORTH WARD - DEM
DD Adams 3,079 75.54%
*CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM COUNCIL MEMBER NORTHEAST WARD-
DEM
Barbara Hanes Burke 2,597 57.23%
*CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM COUNCIL MEMBER SOUTH WARD - DEM
John Larson 2,397 47.46%.
*CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM COUNCIL MEMBER SOUTHWEST WARD -
DEM
Kevin Mundy 2,959 63.35%
*CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM COUNCIL MEMBER WEST WARD - REP
Robert C. Clark 2,598 84.02%
"FORSYTH COUNTY LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX
For 47,701 59.72%
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