Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is busy holding campaign rallies in Santa Cruz, Monterey, and the Salinas Valley within 24 hours.
Watsonville Mayor Felipe Hernandez was invited to introduce Sanders before he walked on stage at Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz Tuesday afternoon.
“He stands up for ‘Los debajo’ … the underdogs. In Watsonville, we see low incomes, inadequate funding, struggling school systems and families torn about by inhumane immigration laws. We see the need for comprehensive immigration reform and a path way to citizenship,” Hernandez said. “That’s why we need to elect Bernie Sanders as president of the USA.”
The Santa Cruz arena rumbled with stomps and cheers from the audience.
“I’m proud to say that I endorse a candidate that I can agree with on every issue. I’m proud to say that I am ‘Feeling the Bern,'” Hernandez said. For the full article click here
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