The Hill: GOP group releases video of Sanders' crowds - America Rising PAC

The Hill: GOP group releases video of Sanders’ crowds

Sen. Bernie Sanders may not have blessed a super-PAC for his Democratic presidential bid, but he’s getting support from an odd place: a Republican outside group. America Rising, the Republican rapid response group, released a new video Thursday night touting Sanders’ success on the campaign trail and noting that he drew an “eye-popping 70,000 supporters” over a three-day […]

August 12, 2015

Sen. Bernie Sanders may not have blessed a super-PAC for his Democratic presidential bid, but he’s getting support from an odd place: a Republican outside group.

America Rising, the Republican rapid response group, released a new video Thursday night touting Sanders’ success on the campaign trail and noting that he drew an “eye-popping 70,000 supporters” over a three-day trip out West.

While he still lags by more than 30 percentage points in most national polls, he’s narrowed the gap to near single digits in New Hampshire and cut Clinton’s gigantic Iowa lead in half over the past few months.

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