Sen. Bernie Sanders held a funraising event at the Avalon Hollywood on Wednesday, the day after the first Democratic presidential debate.
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.
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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.
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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders kisses his wife, Jane O’Meara Sanders, before addressing the crowd.
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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.”
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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.”
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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.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders is considered the top challenger to Hillary Rodham Clinton, and only slightly trails her in fundraising.
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