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Breaking: Bernie Sanders Won The Silver Lake Farmers Market
(Photo courtesy of Al Guerrero)
Hillary Clinton may now have the Democratic nomination on lock, but Bernie Sanders appears to have won the Silver Lake Farmers Market by a landslide. Sanders made a stop there this afternoon and the locals, who had been feeling the Bern for some time now, collectively lost their sh*t. It all started, like so many great L.A. stories do, on Sunset Boulevard. See for yourself:
Kate Linthicum, for the record, is the L.A. Times' campaign reporter, and she owned the tweet-coverage, with the perfect mix of Silver Lake snark and real-time updates for everyone trying to get there in time.
Next stop on Bernie Sanders' last-minute swing through LA: Sunset Junction and the Silver Lake farmer's market. Get your kale on, Senator.
— Kate Linthicum (@katelinthicum) June 8, 2016
Bernie Sanders at Intelligentsia Coffee in Silver Lake. "Free health care!" A guy shouts "Want anything to drink?" pic.twitter.com/9R5K6TXuzl
— Kate Linthicum (@katelinthicum) June 8, 2016
These local "hipsters" rocked the vote for the Bern.
Five Silver Lake hipsters who voted for Bernie Sanders and just met Bernie Sanders. pic.twitter.com/kZqDfZswvd
— Kate Linthicum (@katelinthicum) June 8, 2016
Apparently it was the band Sex Stains:
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— DT (@sheilatakeabao) June 8, 2016
It appears that the Senator then made his way down Sunset Boulevard with a growing crowd in tow. People lined the streets, quickly transforming into what one reporter called "essentially a small impromptu rally."
A long tail is developing as Sanders walks along greeting people pic.twitter.com/BTE7g9GXXa
— Nicky Woolf (@NickyWoolf) June 8, 2016
"Run, RUN!! He's at the ginger beer place." Woman at silver lake farmers market calling a friend
— Liz Goodwin (@lizcgoodwin) June 8, 2016
"Kick her ass, Bernie!" man shouts from a storefront as Bernie Sanders walks by. "Go vegan everybody" a woman sitting at a cafe shouts.
— Kate Linthicum (@katelinthicum) June 8, 2016
"We voted for Bernie and all of a sudden he came and joined
— Kate Linthicum (@katelinthicum) June 8, 2016
us for lunch," -- Victory Mori, 47 pic.twitter.com/X6W5lkygTl
Only in Silver Lake.
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The girl on the left, one @xxexegesis, just got a hug from Bernie Sanders in Silver Lake. pic.twitter.com/bc3eCiSlb7
— Kate Linthicum (@katelinthicum) June 8, 2016
People lining the streets to shake hands with Bernie Sanders in Silver Lake. This woman was crying. pic.twitter.com/ZIAYZc85Pv
— Kate Linthicum (@katelinthicum) June 8, 2016
"Tell him to come into the market," one woman says. "We have cashew cheese, and vegetables."
— Kate Linthicum (@katelinthicum) June 8, 2016
FWIW, I've sampled the cashew cheese from that very stand, and it's not awful.
Current life status: running out of my apartment to try to chase down Bernie Sanders at the Silverlake farmer's market
— Charlie Guese (@cguese) June 8, 2016
Run, Charlie, run.
Bernie Sanders is now campaigning outside of a Silver Lake bounce house. Many of the kids seem to know his name. pic.twitter.com/IKWd0jC0jl
— Kate Linthicum (@katelinthicum) June 8, 2016
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Bernie passes bouncy castle in silver lake farmers market..."I saw Bernie sanders!!" A little kid yells from inside castle
— Liz Goodwin (@lizcgoodwin) June 8, 2016
Only time will tell if 2016 spawns a rise of "Bernie" as a hipster baby name.
Serious Bernie Sanders. Serious baby. (@photospice) pic.twitter.com/WyDJsHG6Ah
— Amy Fiscus (@amyfiscus) June 8, 2016
"How cute he's at the farmer's market." After meeting Bernie Sanders, Brittney Gadara, 27, says she's gonna go vote. pic.twitter.com/5fz3ztwWir
— Kate Linthicum (@katelinthicum) June 8, 2016
Brittney's vote is in the bag. Mission, accomplished.
Apparently half the people I know happened across Bernie Sanders at the Silverlake Farmer's Market this afternoon.
— paperhaus (@paperhaus) June 8, 2016
Someday, this farmers market visit will be like Woodstock. Maybe you weren't really there, but you'll certainly tell your kids that you were.
Full disclosure: I live in Silver Lake and this is my local market.
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