Comment on Eyeing a comeback in Oklahoma, Bernie Sanders rallies supporters in Norman

By Carmen FormanStaff writercforman@oklahoman.comNORMAN — Bernie Sanders rallied thousands of supporters at a local park Sunday as he pushes for a second victory in Oklahoma, a state he won during the 2016 presidential primary. In a 39-minute speech, the U.S. senator from Vermont ran through a slew of his policy proposals, including Medicare for all, raising the minimum wage, free college tuition at public colleges and universities and a climate change plan that helps workers in fossil fuels jobs transition. Sanders also took shots at President Donald Trump, but not rival Democratic presidential candidates, at the rally held at Norman's Reaves Park. Sanders started off with a nod to Oklahoma’s own Woody Guthrie, whom he called one of the country's great songwriters. He said Guthrie’s song “Which Side Are You On?” is asking whether people whether they are on the side of working people or powerful, wealthy people. “We are here to say to Woody, 'we are on the working side of this country,'” he said. The presidential hopeful devoted a large portion of his speech to talking about the inequality between the top 1% of people in America and those who are at the bottom and struggling to get by.Read more on NewsOK.com