Protesters drove Bernie Sanders from one Seattle stage. At his next stop, 15,000 people showed.

[Eugene]

Source: Washington Post

Protesters drove Bernie Sanders from one Seattle stage. At his next stop, 15,000 people showed.

By John Wagner August 8 at 11:30 PM

Bernie Sanders came to Seattle on Saturday with plans to give two speeches.

The first didn’t happen. An appearance by the senator from Vermont at an event celebrating the anniversary of Social Security and Medicare was scuttled after protesters from a local Black Lives Matter chapter took over the stage.

Hours later, Sanders, who has been drawing bigger crowds than any other presidential contender, drew his largest yet: about 15,000 at the college basketball arena where the Washington Huskies play.

Aides said Sanders, who has emerged as the leading alternative to Hillary Rodham Clinton for the Democratic nomination, spoke to a full house of 12,000 inside the arena and to what police estimated to be an overflow of 3,000 people outside of it.

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[Larkspur]

1. Great! Glad he got to speak

and glad BLM didn't hijack this event.

[Armstead]

2. What a wasted opporrunity -- two obnoxious people overshadow 15,000 supporters

Great way to bring about positive change.

[Zambero]

3. Every issue is important. But there are many issues to be addressed.

Free speech cuts both ways, and does not include the right to deny others to speak. One-issue advocates have a message to deliver, but being oblivious to the big picture in a bullying and disrespectful way does not advance their cause.