Bernie Sanders Hosts Binghamton Town Hall in Front of Thousands

One thing my Mom and Dad would always tell me is you don't talk politics and religion with friends and strangers.

Last week I shared a little tidbit on my show from Pew Research Center that didn't surprise me, "eighteen percent of social networking site users have DE-friended, blocked or hidden friends on line because of the nature of their political views."  I'm sure you have considered that or have actually done it yourself.  I have.  Personally,  I try to stay away from politics on my radio show and whenever possible in my personal life.

But it's not every day a presidential candidate comes to Binghamton.  We received the news Friday that Senator Bernie Sanders was holding a Town Hall meeting at the Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton Monday morning at 10.  Well over 5000 people packed the Arena within a matter of hours and I estimate about 1500 or more were waiting outside in hopes of being allowed inside.  I was one of those people wishing I had arrived earlier.

"Inspiring," "fascinating" and "historic" were some of the adjectives I overheard by those leaving the Binghamton Arena.  Bernie won over a lot of new support here in the Binghamton area.

While many could not make today's event, I wanted to share today's Binghamton Town Hall with Bernie Sanders in case you wanted to see what he had to say:

[via Pew Research Center]