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Sanders South Carolina Visits

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Through Primary Day, Feb. 27, 2016

South Carolina: 12 visits, 21 days
2016
>Sen. Bernie Sanders is visiting SC on February 23-24, 2016.
On the evening of February 23 he participated in a CNN town hall at University of South Carolina in Columbia.
On the morning of February 24 he is to hold a press conference on poverty in South Carolina at the DoubleTree in Columbia.

>Sen. Bernie Sanders held a Future to Believe In rally at Bon Secourse Wellness Arena in Greenville, SC on February 21, 2016.

>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited SC on February 16, 2016. He appeared at a faith leaders prayer breakfast with special guest Shirley Murdoch at Allen University in Columbia; held a town hall at Russell House Theater at the University of South Carolina in Columbia; and held a town hall at Memminger Auditorium in Charleston.

>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited SC on January 16-18, 2016.
On January 16 he spoke at the SCDP's First in the South Dinner at the Charleston Marriott in Charleston; and spoke at Congressman Jim Clyburn's World Famous Fish Fry at Charleston Visitor Center bus shed in Charleston.
On January 17 he did a "Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. National Live Stream Conversation" with Killer Mike, Dr. Cornel West and State Sen. Nina Turner; and participated in the NBC News and YouTube Debate at the Gaillard Center in Charleston.
On January 18 he spoke at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Rally for Statewide Education Equity at the State House steps in Columbia.

2015
>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited SC on November 20-22, 2015.
On the evening of November 20 he participated in a town hall hosted by state Sen. Marlon Kimpson at Burke High School in Charleston.
On November 21 he spoke at the Charleston County Democratic Party Blue Jamboree at Jenkins Institute for Children in North Charleston; participated in 20/20 Leaders of America's Presidential Justice Forum at Allen University in Columbia; filed for the primary and held a rally at SCDP headquarters in Columbia; and held a town hall at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg.
On the afternoon of November 22 he held a town hall in Darrah Hall at Penn Center on St. Helena Island.

>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited SC on November 6-7, 2015.
On the evening of November 6 he participated in The First in the South Candidates Forum at Winthrop University's Byrnes Auditorium in Rock Hill.
On November 7 he to delivered the keynote speech at the 2015 Southern Regional Meeting of the National Federation of Democratic Women at Whitton Auditorium, Vivian Moore Carroll Hall in Rock Hill; held a press conference at the Columbia Conference Center in Columbia; and held a town hall meeting at USC Aiken Convocation Center in Aiken.

>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited SC on September 12, 2015.
He held a town hall meeting in the HRC Arena Benedict College gymnasium at Benedict College in Columbia; held an OTR leadership meeting in Florence, did a town hall meeting at the Civic Center Arena in Florence; and rallied in The West Center at Byrnes Auditorium at Winthrop University in Rock Hill.

>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited SC on August 21-22, 2015.
On August 21 he rallied at TD Convention Center in Greenville; met privately with about 40 elected officials and ministers at Springfield Baptist Church in Greenville; met privately with about 50 pastors and community leaders at Macedonia Baptist Church in Spartanburg; and held a town hall meeting at the Medallion Center in Columbia.
On August 22 he held a town hall meeting at the Sumter County Civic Center in Sumter; met privately with elected officials and community leaders at the Fairfield Inn in Orangeburg; and a rallied at the Charleston Convention Center in North Charleston (originally scheduled for Burke High School gymnasium, but venue changed to acommodate larger crowd).

>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited Columbia, SC on April 24-25, 2015. On April 24 he held a free lunch and town meeting at the Lourie Center; attended the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner at the Metropolitan Convention Center; and attended Rep. James Clyburn's World Famous Fish Fry at the Cannon Parking Garage. On April 25 at the Metropolitan Convention Center he attended the South Carolina Democratic Mayors breakfast; the Democratic Women's Council breakfast, and addressed the South Carolina Democratic Convention.

2014
>Sen. Bernie Sanders held a town hall meeting at The Lourie Center in Columbia, SC on the evening of August 28, 2014.

>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited Charleston, SC on April 25, 2014. He spoke at the College of Charleston's Wachovia Auditorium hosted by the Gender and Sexuality Equity Center and #FightForCofC; and campaigned for 7th CD congressional candidate Gloria Bromell Tinubu at a rally at the meeting hall of International Longshoremen's Association Local 1422; and at a fundraising reception at the home of chef and author Nathalie Dupree.

2013
>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited SC on October 18-19, 2013. On the evening of October 18 he spoke at a "Fight for Economic Justice" town hall meeting sponsored by South Forward at the Eau Claire Print Building in Columbia. On October 19 he spoke at the S.C. Progressive Network fall retreat at Penn Center on St. Helena Island.