The Iowa State Fair today went blue for presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, with crowds roaring during his speech at the Des Moines Register soap box.
You can watch Sanders’ speech courtesy of C-SPAN here.
Supporters showed up en masse to see Senator Sanders in the Hawkeye State.
RT: Mobbed at the Iowa State Fair! Who wants to #FeelTheBern ?: Mobbed at the… https://t.co/oxjJ5IQrDx #UniteBlue pic.twitter.com/PAngoiCHw3
— The Progressive Mind (@Libertea2012) August 15, 2015
Children were having a blast!
People were placing kernels into jars.
We #FeelTheBern at the @IowaStateFair @WHOhd #CastYourKernel tent! Bernie is closing in on Hillary today! pic.twitter.com/qapMAWOBgU
— Iowa for Bernie (@Iowa4Bernie) August 15, 2015
But best of all, Bernie and his supporters were grabbing the attention of people across the United States.
WATCH @BernieSanders at the @IowaStateFair #DMRSoapbox http://t.co/Ps7M2P1rQ6 pic.twitter.com/E9dRr9wH5w
— CSPAN (@cspan) August 15, 2015
People were really quite excited to be meeting the veteran independent from Vermont!
In his speech, Bernie touched on the issues so many Americans are concerned about. He talked about wealth and income inequality, social security and healthcare.
Enormous crowds at #IowaStateFair for Bernie Sanders. His message is clearly resonating! #Bernie2016 #FeeltheBern pic.twitter.com/MALHyihcXS
— Teens for Bernie (@teens4bernie) August 15, 2015
He also scored some pretty neat headlines across the country.
The Iowa State Fair has been full of candidate quips. Today, there was Sanders needling Trump: http://t.co/nvbgCOUzSL pic.twitter.com/Kxg3qYD8Nb
— NPR (@NPR) August 15, 2015
Overall, it was a pretty great day for Bernie!
