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More than 15,000 supporters of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders gathered in Sacramento’s Bonney Field stadium in California as part of an event organized by the senator’s campaign ahead of the major primary in the state next month.
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While the event was not covered by mainstream media, photos of the rally shared on social media websites by supporters showed a major turnout that seems as a testimony that Sanders campaign is far from over and in fact continues to generate support.
Nathan Wellman, a Los Angeles-based journalist, reported that more than 10,000 people were waiting outside the stadium as the venue was fully packed.
“Spirits at the rally remained high, however, as attendees cheerfully destroyed the white male 'Bernie Bro' stereotype by flooding social media with pictures of Bernie supporters of every race, gender, and age displaying their patriotism together,” Wellman said in an article she wrote for U.S. Uncut website Tuesday.
She added that supporters began to line up outside the stadium more than four hours before the event had started.
Many polls have been showing Sanders losing the California primary to his opponent Hillary Clinton. However, the self-proclaimed social democrat has been investing significant time and money in order to boost his chances there.
The primary will take place on June 7 and a whopping 548 delegates are up for grabs, a significant opportunity for Sanders to narrow Clinton’s pledged delegates lead.
Sanders now has 1,415 pledged delegates compared to Clinton's 1,705, although the latter's superdelegate count far exceeds that of the Vermont senator, with Clinton's count reportedly at 2,228 versus Sanders' 1,454.
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