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Bernie Sanders wasn’t able to watch the Oscars last night because he was giving a speech in Colorado, but it hasn’t stopped it being a big part of the campaign today.



First there was the light-hearted quiz on his charter plane to see who could pick the most category winners in advance. (Suffice to say The Guardian did not win).

Now here before 3,600 people Boston, there is a more serious, and potentially significant reference to an acceptance speech by Big Short director and screenwriter Adam McKay, who picked up an award for best adapted screenplay.

The film, which charts the story of a handful of sceptics who correctly predicted the banking crash, is a big favorite of Sanders and his wife Jane.

But nothing made them happier than the none-too-subtle political reference in McKay’s acceptance speech , which Sanders gleefully repeats tonight.

“Most of all, if you don’t want big money to control government, don’t vote for candidates that take money from big banks, oil or weirdo billionaires: Stop!” said McKay.

Who could he possibly mean?