© Provided by mySA San Antonio Bernie Sanders supporters crowd into Cowboys Dancehall Saturday evening, Feb. 22, 2020, to hear the Democratic presidential candidate speak.
Even before he was announced the winner in Nevada, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders was already shifting his attention to Super Tuesday and putting on a push to win Texas and San Antonio specifically.
© Provided by mySA San Antonio Bernie Sanders supporters crowd into Cowboys Dancehall Saturday evening, Feb. 22, 2020, to hear the Democratic presidential candidate speak.
"We're going to win the Democratic primary in Texas," the Vermont senator said to a roar from more than 3,000 people at the Cowboys Dancehall. "The president gets very upset easily so don't tell him that we're going to beat him here in Texas."
© Provided by mySA San Antonio Bernie Sanders supporters crowd into Cowboys Dancehall Saturday evening, Feb. 22, 2020, to hear the Democratic presidential candidate speak.
Even though he was in Texas, Sanders did not hesitate to take on the issues of fossil fuels and gun control. Sanders said the nation has to move away from oil and gas and said he would fight for universal background checks and the end to the sale of assault-style weapons.
© Provided by mySA San Antonio Bernie Sanders supporters crowd into Cowboys Dancehall Saturday evening, Feb. 22, 2020, to hear the Democratic presidential candidate speak.
© Provided by mySA San Antonio Bernie Sanders supporters crowd into Cowboys Dancehall Saturday evening, Feb. 22, 2020, to hear the Democratic presidential candidate speak.
Sanders earlier in the day hosted a rally in El Paso. Today, he was planning rallies for Houston and Austin.
© Provided by mySA San Antonio Bernie Sanders supporters crowd into Cowboys Dancehall Saturday evening, Feb. 22, 2020, to hear the Democratic presidential candidate speak.
Democrat Karina Vigil, a San Antonio native who was attending her first Sanders rally, said she's convinced Sanders can win Texas. She said there is a lot of youthful energy behind Sanders in cities all over Texas, and that's going to be a big help on election day.
© Provided by mySA San Antonio Bernie Sanders supporters crowd into Cowboys Dancehall Saturday evening, Feb. 22, 2020, to hear the Democratic presidential candidate speak.
Vigil said she knows a lot of people are worried that Sanders supporters won't back the eventual nominee if it is not him, but she said she's not one of those people.
© Provided by mySA San Antonio Bernie Sanders supporters crowd into Cowboys Dancehall Saturday evening, Feb. 22, 2020, to hear the Democratic presidential candidate speak.
"I'm vote-blue-for-whoever wins," Vigil said.
© Provided by mySA San Antonio Bernie Sanders supporters crowd into Cowboys Dancehall Saturday evening, Feb. 22, 2020, to hear the Democratic presidential candidate speak.
Early voting in Texas runs through Feb. 28 The Democratic primary is March 3.
San Antonio Bernie Sanders supporters crowd into Cowboys Dancehall Saturday evening, Feb. 22, 2020, to hear the Democratic presidential candidate speak.
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