Beaufort News

Bernie Sanders to visit the Penn Center Sunday

By ZACH MURDOCK

zmurdock@islandpacket.com
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, speaks during a campaign stop at the William B. Cashin Senior Activity Center, Friday, Oct. 30, 2015, in Manchester, N.H. Sanders’ pace is “rigorous and intense,” but his staff says Sanders will lavish more time on people as voting neared.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, speaks during a campaign stop at the William B. Cashin Senior Activity Center, Friday, Oct. 30, 2015, in Manchester, N.H. Sanders’ pace is “rigorous and intense,” but his staff says Sanders will lavish more time on people as voting neared. Jim Cole AP

Democratic presidential hopeful and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders will host a local town hall meeting at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Darrah Hall at the historic Penn Center on St. Helena Island.

The event is free and open to the public. Doors will open at 2 p.m.

Reservations are not required, but are encouraged. Reserve a spot online at http://bit.ly/1QwjqbB.

Sanders will be the first Democratic candidate to visit Beaufort County after a dozen Republican candidates have made local stops since this summer.

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This story was originally published November 19, 2015 at 10:49 AM with the headline "Bernie Sanders to visit the Penn Center Sunday."

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