Sanders Campaign Claims Highest Turnout Yet for Netroots Nation Speech

Bernie Sanders’ campaign claimed its highest turnout yet for a speech the Vermont senator and 2016 presidential candidate gave here on Saturday night on the third day of the liberal Netroots Nation convention.
Sanders’ campaign, citing Phoenix Convention Center officials, said more than 11,000 people showed up for the wide-ranging speech. Some 10,000 people heard Sanders speak in Madison, Wisconsin, a little more than two weeks earlier.
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Sanders, unlike most other 2016 presidential candidates, did not weigh in on Donald Trump’s comments that Sen. John McCain is not a war hero as he was captured in Vietnam. He did, however, ding former Florida governor Jeb Bush for saying Americans need to work longer hours.