This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.

Please enable Javascript to watch this video

DAVIS -- Bernie Sanders is continuing to campaign big in the Golden State, holding a rally on the campus of UC Davis on Wednesday.

"I didn't know there were this many people in Davis, wow," the Vermont Senator said moments after walking onto the stage with a crowd in the thousands in attendance. "This campaign is going to win because we have the courage to talk about the real issues facing this country," Sanders later told the crowd.

"I think it would be a disaster for this country if Donald Trump became President of the United States, and I will do everything that I can to make sure that does not happen," Sanders told FOX40 moments before addressing the crowd.

Sanders said he is better situated to prevent a Trump presidency, pointing to polls comparing him and former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton.

"A recent poll had us defeating Trump here in California by 17 points, she was ahead by 10 points," Sanders said.

But other California Democrats like Governor Jerry Brown and Senator Diane Fienstien back Clinton, a fact Sanders laughs off because he said he's used to having little support from what he's dubbed "establishment politicians."

"The establishment can support Hillary Clinton all they want, but at the end of the day, I think the American people want real change," Sanders told FOX40.

But Sanders still has not taken a stance on the Delta Tunnels.

"I have not studied it thoroughly, so I don't want to give you an off the cuff remark, all I can say is that the water crisis here in California is very bad, in my view it is tied directly into climate change and that is why we have to move aggressively to transform our energy system," Sanders said.

Sanders would not answer hypothetical questions, such as running for vice president with Clinton.

His Davis speech did play to the city's crowd, as Sanders addressed demilitarizing local police forces and decriminalizing marijuana.

38.544907 -121.740517