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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) Bernie Sanders is bringing his unique speaking style to Kansas. The former presidential candidate will be the keynote speaker at the Kansas Democratic Party annual convention in Topeka on Feb. 25.
We are delighted to have Mr. Sanders as our keynote speaker for this year, says Lee Kinch, State Chair of the Kansas Democratic party. We anticipate he will be in Topeka at six in the evening for a pre-speech reception. He is scheduled to speak at seven.
The event is called Washington Days, and the Kansas Democratic Party holds the event to talk about issues crucial to Kansas, according to Kinch.
This year the keynote speech portion of the weekend will not be at the Topeka Ramada Hotel and convention center, as it had originally been scheduled.
The keynote speech is being moved in anticipation of the larger crowd we are expecting, says Kinch. It will be at the Topeka High gymnasium or auditorium this year. We are still finalizing details this weekend.
Kinch says they will have an official announcement on the Kansas Democratic party website.
We are very pleased to have a dynamic, popular speaker coming to talk to Kansans about what is important, says Kinch.
Sanders won the Democratic Presidential caucus in Kansas, beating Hillary Clinton 68 percent to 32 percent.
http://ksn.com/2017/02/05/bernie-sanders-to-speak-at-kansas-democratic-party-annual-convention/
MuseRider
(34,105 posts)I cannot wait.
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(3,396 posts)Donkees
(31,381 posts)According to the partys website, the Bernie Event will be 7 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 25. The website says doors will open from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
According to previous reporting by The Topeka Capital-Journal, public statements by state party officials and other reports have confirmed that Sanders will speak at Topeka High School, 800 S.W. 10th Street, at some time during his visit. It is unclear whether Sanders keynote address for Washington Days will be at the school.
https://www.kansasdems.org/washington-days-2017/