Bernie Sanders to Rally Supporters at Arthur Ashe Center this Thursday

This Thursday, February 27th, the Arthur Ashe Junior Athletic Center at 3001 N Arthur Ashe Blvd will host Senator Bernie Sanders, the current front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination.

The rally was originally scheduled to take place at the National but the campaign has moved to a larger venue due to “overwhelming response” according to the Sanders campaign. Doors will open at 2 PM and Sanders is expected to speak around 3:30 PM. The rally is free to the public, and tickets are not required. Entrance will be on a first-come, first-served basis. The campaign is asking for attendees to RSVP but it is not required.

According to recent polling of Democrats by Monmouth University, Sanders is neck and neck with Biden and Bloomberg.

Among those who identify themselves as Democrats, Sanders (22%), Biden (21%), and Bloomberg (20%) are on equal footing. Other candidates get less support among self-identified Democrats, including Buttigieg (13%), Klobuchar (7%), and Warren (6%). Among those who call themselves independents (plus a small number of self-identified Republicans), Bloomberg (25%) and Sanders (23%) share the lead, followed by Biden (13%), Klobuchar (13%), and Buttigieg (8%), with Warren getting only 2%. White voters are split between Bloomberg (25%) and Sanders (23%), while Biden leads among black voters (37%). One-third of voters under 50 years old prefer Sanders (35%), while a similar number of those aged 65 and over back Bloomberg (32%).

Virginia is one of 14 states voting March 3rd on Super Tuesday.