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The Sanders revolution stormed into South Carolina as the Democratic presidential candidate clearly defined what his political revolution is and what it will look like at the CNN town hall.

Sanders began his CNN town hall appearance by calling for a political revolution, and laying out the basics of his campaign. Sen. Sanders immediately brought up the distinction between him and Sec. Clinton on paid speeches to Wall Street.

Sanders was asked where historically black colleges fall under his free college plan. Sanders said that historically black colleges must be sustained and strengthened. Sanders gave his word that funding would be increased for historically black colleges.

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The next question was about why the Sanders message has not resonated with the African-American community. The Democratic presidential candidate answered that when the campaign started, no one knew him, so he has been making progress. He repeated plan to invest in jobs and education, not jails and incarceration.

Sen. Sanders was asked about Supreme Court appointments and which Supreme Court justices he admires most. Sanders said that we have been dealing with an unprecedented level of obstructionism since the election of President Obama. He said that the current Supreme Court situation is nothing more than the continuation of the obstruction against Obama. Sanders tied the birther issue to the Republican obstruction of Obama. Sanders then said that Thurgood Marshall was a damn good Supreme Court justice. Sanders called out Republicans for undermining America by trying to delegitimize President Obama.

Chris Cuomo asked Sanders if he has also to represent the wealthy if he becomes president. Sen. Sanders said that he would take the wealthy on because they can’t have it all. Sanders later asked if the American people have the guts to take on the healthcare industry.

Sanders was asked about leadership, and he said that he believes that a person can’t be a good leader unless they go into their heart of hearts and passionately believe in what they are leading.

Sen. Sanders was asked if he is a single issue candidate, and he said that his rallies are boring because he talks for an hour to an hour a half about a number of issues. He also said that the Clinton campaign is nervous and again mentioned her paid speeches to Wall Street. After running through his liberal positions, Sanders said that he is fighting for a political revolution. In an email to reporters, the Sanders campaign pointed to a Washington Post story that highlighted the 20 different topics that Sanders discussed during a campaign stop in Michigan.

He was asked what his political revolution looks like. Sanders said that Republicans won a landslide in 2014 because people didn’t vote. Sanders said that his political revolution means a revitalization of American democracy with high voter turnouts, and making it easy for more people to get involved in our democracy.

Towards the end of the town hall, Sen. Sanders admitted that he is scared of letting the people down who support him and promised to do his very best to stand up for the people who have very little power.

Sanders closed by saying that he likes and respects Sec. Clinton. He said that the Democratic primary is not some personality clash because they aren’t Republicans. Sanders then earnestly asked for the support of the people of South Carolina.

No matter what the delegate count, or how the race for the Democratic nomination turns out, Bernie Sanders has started a populist fire all across the United States. The Sanders political revolution has brought millions of people into the political process.

Sen. Sanders offered up the clearest definition of his political revolution that demonstrated a sharpened and more defined message. One gets the sense that Bernie Sanders is fighting for something bigger than a presidential nomination. Sen. Sanders is fighting to change this country. After decades of political and economic shift towards the very wealthy, Sanders is saying no more.

Even in the reddest parts of the United States, the Sanders political revolution is awakening a populist rebellion in America.