US Senator Bernie Sanders vowed Monday to draw deeper contrasts with his primary rival, Hillary Clinton, especially on trade and campaign finance, mounting what he described as a state-by-state primary “slog” that includes Massachusetts.
“What I intend to do over the next number of weeks is contrast my record to Secretary Clinton,” Sanders told reporters at a South Boston union hall. “People need to know the difference between hastily adopted campaign rhetoric and the real record and long-held ideas of the candidate.”
“This is a slog,” Sanders said of the several-month-long presidential nomination calendar. “A state by state by state by state contest, and Massachusetts on Super Tuesday is one of the largest states in terms of delegates and we hope to win.”
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On Monday evening, Sanders hosted a rally for 7,500 people at the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus, where the line of people snaked down several blocks outside the William D. Mullins Memorial Center in the hours before his appearance. In front of the rowdy crowd, Sanders did not hesitate to tick off the ways in which he said he differs from Clinton.
While his campaign is funded by large numbers of small donors, he said, “Secretary Clinton has chosen to go in a different direction — she has a number of super PACs.” When Sanders announced Clinton has received $15 million from Wall Street donors, the crowd erupted into a chorus of “Boos.”