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Sanders Attacks Walker During Madison Campaign Stop

Democratic Candidate Seeks To Outdo Frontrunner Hillary Clinton

By
Shawn Johnson/WPR

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders repeatedly attacked Gov. Scott Walker during a campaign stop in Madison on Sunday night.

“Here in Wisconsin, probably the easiest way to define a Bernie Sanders presidency and a Sanders administration is to tell you that it would be pretty much the exact opposite of a Scott Walker administration,” Sanders said.

Sanders blasted Walker for diminishing the power of unions, for rejecting federal Medicaid funding and for signing a voter ID law in Wisconsin, saying it would suppress the vote.

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“If you are not prepared to run and be involved in free and open elections, get out of politics, get another job,” he said.

With only a day remaining before polls open, Sanders has a busy campaign schedule ahead of him on Monday, starting out at a union hall in Janesville.

Sanders is competing against frontrunner Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Party’s nomination.