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VERMONT SENATOR BERNIE SANDE -- FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE ANNOUNCING HE IS AGAIN RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT. KCCI’S MARCUS MCINTOSH TALKED WITH SANDERS SUPPORTERS, WHO SAY THEY’RE EXCITED ABOUT THE SENATOR’S PLAN. [APPLAUSE] MARCUS: RIGHT AWAY BERNIE SANDERS MADE HI INTENTIONS CRYSTAL CLEAR. >> WE ARE HERE TO WIN THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION. DONALD TRUMP MUST BE DEFEATED. MARCUS: SANDERS KNOWS HE CAN’T DO IT ALONE, SAYING IT WILL HAVE TO INVOLVE A GRASS-ROOTS MOVEMENT OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS. SOME IN THIS CROWD HAVE JOINED THAT MOVEMENT, AND ARE COMMITTED TO STAYING THE COURSE. >> I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED TO SEE BERNIE. I HAVE BEEN A SUPPORTER OF HIS FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. MARCUS: NOT EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE WAS READY TO SAY THEY ARE CURRENTLY FEELING THE BERN. >> I’M HOPING TO GET A FEW MORE CONCRETE DETAILS AS FAR AS POLICY ISSUES THAT HE IS GOING TO ADDRESS. MARCUS: SANDERS DID NOT DISAPPOINT >> WE ARE GOING TO LOWER PRESCRIPTION DRUG COST AND WE ARE GOING TO RAISE THE MINUMUM WAGE IN THIS COUNTRY TO A LIVING WAGE, $15 AN HOUR. WHEN WE REBUILD OUR INFRASTRUCTURE FROM COAST WE CAN , PUT UP TO 15 MILLION PEOPLE TO WORK IN GOOD-PAYING JOBS. [APPLAUSE] WE ARE GOING TO MAKE PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TUITION-FREE. MARCUS: SANDERS REMINDED THE CROWD THAT IN 2016 HE CAMPAIGNED HERE WITH VERY LITTLE SUPPORT, AND WHEN HE LEFT HIS CAMPAIGN WAS ON A ROLL, SAYING DES MOINES IS WHERE THE POLITICAL REVOLUTION BEGAN. IN DES MOINES, MARCUS MCINTOSH, KCCI 8 NEWS, IOWA'S NEWS LEADE MAX: SANDERS ALSO ADDRESSED THE NEED TO MOVE AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUEL, AND SAYS HE IS GOING TO RAISE SOCIAL-SECURITY BENEFITS AND BRING ABOUT CRIMINAL-JUSTICE REFORM. THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE IS RESPONDING TO SANDERS’ VISIT. IN A STATEMENT THEY SAY, IN PART, “BERNIE SANDERS RETURNS TO IOWA AS A FAILED PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WITH ABSURD POLICIES THAT REACH FURTHER INTO THE POCKETS OF EVERYDAY VOTERS." IT GOES ON TO SAY, “WHILE THE 2020 CONTENDER PEDDLES HIS PLA FOR $126 TRILLION IN NEW DEBT AT THE EXPENSE OF THEIR WAY OF LIFE, IOWANS WILL BE QUICK T REMI

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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders told a large Des Moines crowd Saturday that he intends to continue what he called a political revolution, which started during his first presidential run in 2016.The Democratic presidential candidate spoke to a few hundred supporters who packed into the Animal Learning Center on the Iowa State Fairgrounds. They wore his 2016 campaign gear or waved "IA loves Bernie" signs.Sanders' visit to Des Moines marked the final stop of his three-day swing through the state with part of an Iowa volunteer force that he said already totals 7,000."We need you to add to that number!" he said, to roars from the crowd.The 77-year-old self-described democratic socialist said in order for his campaign to be successful, there needs to be a grassroots movement of millions of Americans who embrace his policy ideas that many newer Democrats have adapted."Donald Trump must be defeated," Sanders asserted. He said that, if elected, his presidential power to reform industries and institutions would be limited, but he'd still fulfill his campaign promises with their support."No president, not the best-intentioned in the world, can take on those extraordinarily powerful forces," Sanders said. "But we have something they don't have -- we have the people!"RELATED: Q&A with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and KCCI's Steve KarlinIn Iowa, Sanders seeks to reclaim 2020 progressive mantraBut David James Brady, like some other undecided voters, said he wants more "concrete details" from the senator before making a decision on whom to support.In his speech, Sanders said the United States should guarantee health care for all, lower prescription drug costs, raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, rebuild infrastructure from coast to coast and make public colleges and universities tuition-free.He also said the country needs to move away from fossil fuel, raise Social Security benefits and focus on criminal justice reform.The Republican National Committee released a statement regarding Sanders' Iowa visit, saying his return to the Hawkeye State "as a failed presidential candidate with absurd policies (reaches) further into the pockets of everyday voters.""While the 2020 contender peddles his plan for $126 trillion in new debt at the expense of their way of life, Iowans will be quick to remind Sanders that they rejected him once, and they'll do so again," RNC spokesperson Preya Samsundar said.The Associated Press contributed to this report.