Clearly, the most provocative political event of the day belongs to Vermont senator and socialist Bernie Sanders, the Democratic presidential candidate who made an appearance today at Liberty University, the institution founded by the Rev. Jerry Falwell.

C-SPAN has video of Sanders' entire address here. The Washington Post has churned out a transcript of the speech, which focused on justice and income inequality.

We’ll focus on a question posed to Sanders afterwards on abortion. Sanders handled the topic well, but what may be more interesting are the clear shouts of support for the Vermont senator’s answer -–mostly female, given what we can hear – from an apparently rebellious minority at the conservative university:

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Peggy Harris (foreground) stocks the shelves at Sandy's IGA, which is the only grocery store in town, Tuesday, October 7, 2025, in Sparta. Hancock County has one of the highest rates of childhood food insecurity in the country. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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