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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders addresses a crowd gathered at the Avalon Hollywood nightclub for a fundraiser following the first Democratic debate in Las Vegas the night before.

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders addresses a crowd gathered at the Avalon Hollywood nightclub for a fundraiser following the first Democratic debate in Las Vegas the night before.

  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

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Sen. Bernie Sanders held a funraising event at the Avalon Hollywood on Wednesday, the day after the first Democratic presidential debate.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders greets the crowd at the Avalon, which was packed with supporters who cheered point after point of his campaign agenda for more than 45 minutes.

  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

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The crowd cheers for Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont after the Democratic presidential candidate left the stage at the Avalon following a fundraiser.

  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders kisses his wife, Jane O’Meara Sanders, before addressing the crowd.

  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

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Members of the crowd cheer during Sen. Bernie Sanders’ speech. Earlier in the day, he appeared on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”

  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

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A self-described Democratic socialist, Sen. Bernie Sanders denounced the nation’s “rigged economy, by which the rich get richer, everybody else gets poorer.”

  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

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The crowd cheers for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders as he addresses supporters at the Avalon Hollywood during a fundraiser.

  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

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Sen. Bernie Sanders is considered the top challenger to Hillary Rodham Clinton, and only slightly trails her in fundraising.

  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)