fbpx
Connect with us

Local News

Sanders finds support in La Crosse

Published

on

Two groups watched presidential candidate speak online

A few dozen people met in La Crosse Wednesday night to eat and drink, talk politics and to hear from a presidential candidate. 

Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders spoke via satellite, and two groups in La Crosse were watching, listening. 

While the crowd at a La Crosse community center listened quietly during most of the Sanders speech, there was a moment or two when the audience applauded. 

Sanders said the rich in America have gotten richer, while everybody else has gotten poorer. He called for an increase in the minimum wage to $15 an hour.

Other Sanders’ supporters watched the webcast at the Old Crow bar in downtown La Crosse.

 

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.

Continue Reading
Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *