audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more -'Feel the Bern' began as a simple hashtag on social media and has exploded in popularity, becoming the de facto slogan for the Bernie Sanders now historic run for President. The insurgent presidential campaign upended conventional wisdom about money in politics. Most presidential candidates consider super PACs, capable of accepting unlimited amounts of corporate money, a central part of their strategy to win the White House. Sanders took a different path. The Vermont senator is the first high-profile Democratic presidential candidate to loudly insist he doesn't have or want a super PAC in the aftermath of Citizens United, the 2010 Supreme Court ruling that opened the door to a flood of money into politics. Instead, Sanders has relied on average Americans to donate whatever they can, a strategy that has proved remarkably successful. Sanders vowed to work with rival Hillary Clinton to defeat Donald Trump, but he refused to withdraw from the Democratic presidential race and did not endorse her. Sanders has a long list of agenda goals including overhauling a primary process that would make it easier for people to vote, an end to super-delegates and a liberal platform that urges help for middle- and lower-income people. The 74-year-old self-described democratic socialist surprised most people, including himself, by tapping into anger brewing in the country to galvanize a new crop of voters as a champion of the underpaid, overworked American worker. In a year when Clinton was expected to walk away easily with the nomination, Sanders won 12 million votes and contests in 22 states. Bernie has the power to persuade his legion of followers to unite behind a single Democratic candidate, no matter if it's Clinton or, by some miracle of delegate mathematics, himself.
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March 31, 2016 - New York, New York, U.S. - Democratic presidential candidate BERNIE SANDERS speaks to guests gathered for a campaign rally in the Bronx.
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March 23, 2016 - Los Angeles, California, U.S - Free the nipple demonstrators and Sanders supporters rally in front of the Wiltern Theatre. Though the presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders appears to be over, the excitement it created is not. His campaign started as a curiosity, it ended as a major force in American democracy.
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February 28, 2016 - Columbus, Ohio, U.S - A man dressed up as '' Peace '' is seen during a '' March for Bernie. Around 1,000 people gathered in support of Presidential hopeful sen. Bernie Sanders.
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February 19, 2016 - Elko, Nevada, U.S. - Democratic presidential candidate Sen. BERNIE SANDERS (D-VT) speaks at a campaign stop at Elko High School, a day before Nevada's Democratic caucus.
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November 6, 2015 - Rock Hillary, South Carolina, U.S. - A supporter of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders wearing Bernie buttons and a cross at a rally outside the Byrnes Auditorium where the First in the South Candidates Forum is being held at Winthrop University.
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May 17, 2016 - Carson, California, U.S - Presidential candidate BERNIE SANDERS campaigns at California State University Dominguez Hill.
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May 18, 2016 - Vallejo, California, U.S. - People react to Bernie Sanders at the ''A Future to Believe In'' rally.
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March 26, 2016 - Madison, Wisconsin, U.S - Vermont Senator and Democratic Presidential hopeful BERNIE SANDERS speaks to supporters during his campaign rally at the Alliant Energy Center.
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March 29, 2016 - West Allis, Wisconsin, U.S. - A female muslim wearing a burqa headscarf supports Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders during speech at State Fair Park at the Wisconsin Product Pavilion.
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March 31, 2016 - Bronx, New York, U.S - Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, hold signs at a rally in the South Bronx.
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January 18, 2016 - Los Angeles, California, U.S - A supporter of democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, makes his way down Martin Luther King Blvd. during the Martin Luther King Jr. parade. The 31st annual Kingdom Day Parade honoring Martin Luther King Jr. was themed ''Our Work Is Not Yet Done.'
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April 8, 2016 - New York, New York â U.S. - BERNIE SANDERS campaigns at Transmitter park in Greenpoint.
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May 26, 2016 - Pomona, California, U.S - Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders' supporters attend a rally at Ganesha High School Stadium.
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February 13, 2016 - Denver, Colorado, U.S. - Fans watch Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speak at the Colorado Convention Center.
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February 13, 2016 - Denver, Colorado, U.S. - Democratic presidential candidate Sen. BERNIE SANDERS addresses a fired up crowd of 18,000 at the Colorado Convention Center.
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May 18, 2016 - Vallejo, California, U.S. - Thousands of people showed up for a rally in support of Bernie Sanders, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president, at the ''A Future to Believe In'' rally.
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May 18, 2016 - Vallejo, California, U.S. - Thousands of people showed up for a rally in support of Bernie Sanders, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president, at the ''A Future to Believe In'' rally.
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May 18, 2016 - Vallejo, California, U.S. - BERNIE SANDERS, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States, speaks to thousands of supporters at the ''A Future to Believe In'' rally.
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April 6, 2016 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S - BERNIE SANDERS speaks to a crowd gathered, held at the Liacouras Center at Temple University.
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April 6, 2016 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S - BERNIE SANDERS meets voters at the end of an event, held at the Liacouras Center at Temple University.
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March 26, 2016 - Brooklyn, New York, U.S - Ohio state senator NINA TURNER, speaks at a Bernie Sanders campaign rally at their official campaign headquarters. This event, attended by volunteers and grassroots organizers was a kickoff for a massive canvass launch.
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April 24, 2016 - New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. - People not able to attend the rally listen behind police barricades as Democratic Presidential candidate BERNIE SANDERS speaks to supporters at a campaign rally on the New Haven green.
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April 28, 2016 - Springfield, Oregon, U.S - Democratic presidential candidate Sen. BERNIE SANDERS walks to the stage as he prepares to speak to a crowd of over 6,000 gathered in Island Park.
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June 7, 2016 - Santa Monica, California, U.S - A ''Bernie Baby'' and his mother at Barker Hangar on the evening of the California primary.
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March 12, 2016 - Springfield, Missouri, U.S. - Bernie Sanders supporters listen during a campaign rally at Missouri State University's JQH Arena.
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March 24, 2016 - Yakima, Washington, U.S. - Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate BERNIE SANDERS attend the 'Future to Believe In' rally at the Yakima Valley SunDome.
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June 7, 2016 - Santa Monica, California, U.S - Though BERNIE SANDERS campaign appears to be over, the excitement it created is not.
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March 2, 2016 - VT, United States - A BERNIE SANDERS sign is seen on a barn. Presidential candidate BERNIE SANDERS won four states, including home state Vermont during Super Tuesday.
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