Travels with Bernie
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks during a campaign event at the LA Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Monday, August 10, 2015. © 2015 Patrick T. Fallon A reporter, a road trip, and the beginning of Bernie Sanders’ surprising political ascent Hillary Clinton was rolling out her newest attack on Bernie Sanders’ foreign policy credentials. But it was a tough sell in Phil Borden’s house on the Hill. “I do not believe a vote in 2002 is a plan to defeat ISIS in 2016,” Clinton said, referring to Sanders’ vote against the Iraq War in 2002 – a war that Clinton supported as a senator from New York. Beverly Cohen wasn’t buying it. “It’s about judgment, Hillary, judgment,” the senior citizen from San Pedro yelled at the TV. “His judgment versus your judgment.” Cohen was one of more than 25 Sanders supporters who had gathered in Borden’s magnificent house at the top of Rancho Palos Verdes to watch the Feb. 11 Democratic debate held two days after Bernie beat Clinton by more than 20 points in the New Hampshire primary. They came from San Pedro, from Wilmington, from Torrance, from Redondo – all over the South Bay. Buoyed by Sanders’ stunning…
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