Between 100 and 150 local U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders supporters turned out Wednesday to begin a nationwide grassroots campaign for the Democratic presidential primaries next spring. The gathering, organized by Coeur d'Alene resident Karen Ball, was part of a nationwide kickoff meeting that connected 3,500 locations online and drew more than 100,000 attendees. Within minutes of starting the broadcast, the Bernie Sanders Twitter page was trending with photos of small and large gatherings across the country. There were four event locations in Spokane that reached capacity two weeks ago and the Post Falls event did last week, according to Kristi Reed Johnson, chair of the Democrats 5th Legislative District/Jeff Selle, Coeur d'Alene Press. More here.

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