Thousands of Students, Supporters 'Feel the Bern' in Atlanta

ATLANTA, GA -- About 5,000 people attended Tuesday night’s Morehouse College rally for U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is fresh off his victory over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the Democrat New Hampshire primary.

Sanders is heavily courting the black vote in Georgia, reports the AJC.

While Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed has endorsed Clinton, some other local leaders like state Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) have recently switched their support to Sanders, according to 11 Alive.

Among Sanders’ topics of the evening was the need to get big money out of politics; a higher minimum wage; institutional racism; criminal justice reform.

The 74-year-old Vermont senator was introduced to the raucous crowd by Rapper Killer Mike, who told the crowd that a “uterus doesn’t qualify you to be president.” The remark was apparently in reference to Clinton, and supporters have quickly seized on the comment to paint Sanders as sexist.

Here’s the actual clip of what the singer said, with an expletive at the end:

Meanwhile, GOP frontrunner Donald Trump reportedly will be in Atlanta the day after the South Carolina primary, reports the AJC.

This past weekend, the Democrat Party’s most popular figure, former President Bill Clinton, was in Atlanta, participating in an early voting event.

After winning their respective GOP and Democrat primaries, Trump and Sanders now turn their attention to South Carolina, and then the all-important SEC Primary, where seven states -- including Georgia -- will hold their presidential primaries.

Trump and Sanders easily bested their opponents by solid margins in one of the largest turnouts in state history, reports Concord Patch.

Trump continues to invest heavily in Georgia, with new campaign offices in Brunswick, Evans (in middle Georgia) and Valdosta. His Atlanta office opened a few weeks ago.

Polls in Georgia show Clinton with a substantial lead over Sanders. A Channel 2 Action News poll last week showed Clinton by a three to one margin.

Georgia, along with Alabama, Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia, will hold their presidential primaries on March 1.

Georgians who want to vote now can do so by voting a mail-in absentee ballot.

Early, in-person voting began this past Monday.

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