The Bottom Line on Sanders Town Halls

Bernie Sanders hosts two town hall meetings in New Hampshire

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders held a town hall meeting at
About 1,100 people packed the Redfern Arts Center to listen to Sanders speak about political revolution -- doing away with the establishment economy, politics and media -- and reviving democracy.

Sanders also discussed income inequality, overcrowded prisons and threats to Social Security.
The presidential hopeful said he spoke in Keene because he’s running for president and wants students’ support.

“I need you. This country needs you. Not just up to the election, we need you the day after the election, and the reason for that is that the powers that be in this country, a nation which is increasingly moving towards an oligarch form of society, both economically and politically. The reason we need a political revolution is that we cannot bring about the kinds of fundamental changes we need unless millions of people are prepared to stand up to Wall Street, corporate America and large campaign donors," Sanders said.

Sanders spoke at Plymouth State University later Saturday.

In that speech, Sanders talked about raising the minimum wage, improving infrastructure and reforming the criminal justice system.

Sanders reinforced his pledge to make tuition free at every public college and university.
“Making public colleges and universities tuition-free and substantially lowering interest rates of student debt is an expensive piece of legislation, about $70 billion a year, and you know how we are going to pay for it? We are going to pay for it through a tax on Wall Street speculation,” he said.