Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders told an estimated crowd of 6,900 in Tulsa on Wednesday night that he is ready to "make history" on March 1 and win Oklahoma's primary.
"When I look out at this crowd, I don't think there's any way that we're gonna lose on Tuesday," Sanders said, to thunderous applause.
During the 50-minute speech, Sanders called for justice reform and investing in the American workforce. He spoke to another roughly 2,000 supporters who could not get into the Cox Business Center following the speech.
Before the rally, Sanders and his wife stopped by the Woody Guthrie Center and met with fans and voters awaiting them on the sidewalk.
“Woody Guthrie is one of the greatest musicians and songwriters in American history,” Sanders said after touring the museum and archives. “His songs spoke to the reality of working-class people and it is incredible how much his music lives on in this country and throughout the world.”
In the 1980s, Sanders recorded a spoken-word album of folk favorites including Guthrie's classic "This Land is Your Land." Folk classics have been part of the warm-up music at Sanders' rallies.
