Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren during Tuesday night's Democratic presidential debate-particularly when the senators criticized billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg-sparked probing questions about the class composition of the audience packed inside the Gaillard Center in Charleston, South Carolina.
"Most working people that I know don't spend $1,700 to get a ticket to a debate." -Sen. Bernie Sanders.
"This is something that the average person doesn't usually get to go to," Colleen Condon, chair of the Charleston County Democratic Party, told local television news station WCSC-TV. Citing party officials, the outlet reported that "Tickets are handed out to organizers like the Democratic National Committee, CBS, Twitter, and the Black Caucus Institute. Then, they are first given to paid sponsors and handed to campaigns to pass out extras."
Asked about the crowd's behavior in an interview following the debate, Sanders said "To get a ticket to the debate, you had to be fairly wealthy."
"Most working people that I know don't spend $1,700 to get a ticket to a debate," Sanders said.
Xochitl Hinojosa, a spokesperson for the Democratic National Committee tweeted that "The tickets were divided up between the DNC, campaigns, SC Dem Party, CBCI, CBS, and Twitter."
Charging exorbitant prices for debate tickets is hardly an abnormal practice, as the New York Times reported late Wednesday.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/02/26/audience-full-rich-people-1750-ticket-prices-democratic-debate-sparks-disgust
"Most working people that I know don't spend $1,700 to get a ticket to a debate." -Sen. Bernie Sanders.
"This is something that the average person doesn't usually get to go to," Colleen Condon, chair of the Charleston County Democratic Party, told local television news station WCSC-TV. Citing party officials, the outlet reported that "Tickets are handed out to organizers like the Democratic National Committee, CBS, Twitter, and the Black Caucus Institute. Then, they are first given to paid sponsors and handed to campaigns to pass out extras."
Asked about the crowd's behavior in an interview following the debate, Sanders said "To get a ticket to the debate, you had to be fairly wealthy."
"Most working people that I know don't spend $1,700 to get a ticket to a debate," Sanders said.
Xochitl Hinojosa, a spokesperson for the Democratic National Committee tweeted that "The tickets were divided up between the DNC, campaigns, SC Dem Party, CBCI, CBS, and Twitter."
Charging exorbitant prices for debate tickets is hardly an abnormal practice, as the New York Times reported late Wednesday.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/02/26/audience-full-rich-people-1750-ticket-prices-democratic-debate-sparks-disgust
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