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Crowd Gathers for Bernie Sanders Rally in Ypsilanti

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Published February 15, 2016 at 11:41 AM EST

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(Holding signs, left to right) Cherith Hajue (originally from Escanaba, MI now living in Brighton, MI) , Meghan Bortle (originally from Delton, MI, now living in Brighton, MI) and others

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The line outside the EMU Convocation Center grows in advance of the Bernie Sanders rally

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A crowd waits in the morning cold for doors to open at the EMU Convocation Center for Bernie Sanders' rally on Monday afternoon

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A crowd started gathering early Monday morning in anticipation of presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders afternoon rally.

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EMU Students and Bernie Sanders supporters (left to right) Alex Bakhaus (Riverview, MI), Taylor Donovan (Cleveland, OH), Brittany Tyson (Kalamazoo, MI)

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The line began forming early today, and the rally is still hours away. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is bringing his presidential campaign to Ypsilanti today. His "Future To Believe In Rally at Eastern Michigan University" gets underway at 2:30 this afternoon. Doors to the EMU Convocation Center will open at 12:30. The event is free and open to the public, on a first come, first serve basis. Sanders is making the Michigan appearance in advance of the March 8th presidential primary election. The Independent is running for the Democratic nomination against former U.S. Secretary of State and First Lady Hillary Clinton.

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— Jorge Avellan is the Ann Arbor beat reporter for 89.1 WEMU News. Contact him at 734.487.3363 or email himjavellan@emich.edu