Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders attracted a nearly sellout crowd Wednesday night at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum In Madison, WI, which seats about 10,000 people.
CNN’s Dan Merica tweeted out the following photos from the event, which show the near-capacity crowd for the event.
With Bernie Sanders about to come on in Madison, the arena is more or less full. pic.twitter.com/TXMV7Agtfz
— Dan Merica (@danmericaCNN) July 2, 2015
Sanders calls for a political revolution in Madison. pic.twitter.com/L5ZIztpHFH
— Dan Merica (@danmericaCNN) July 2, 2015
Meanwhile, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had trouble filling most of the Patriot Center at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA last Friday.
.@AmericaRising might be at @HillaryClinton's speech, but seems like no one else is pic.twitter.com/av1hCvECHL
— America Rising PAC (@AmericaRising) June 26, 2015
UPDATE (9:39 P.M.)
According to the Sanders campaign (via Merica), the crowd count for the campaign was at 9,600.
The Sanders campaign crowd count in Madison: 9,600 people. Sanders' spox says that comes from the arena staff.
— Dan Merica (@danmericaCNN) July 2, 2015