My afternoon chasing around Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton

When Hillary and Bernie came to town, I attended both of their rallies. Here's what I learned.

Both Clinton and Sanders supporters dislike Donald Trump.
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Over the span of six hours on Tuesday, I listened to Bernie Sanders talk about a revolution, watched Hillary Clinton vow to stand up to Donald Trump, was screamed at by protesters, got whacked upside the head by cameras and tripods, most likely appeared on a Spanish-language television station, and learned several valuable lessons, most notably that if you slap the phrase "F—k Trump" on a T-shirt or button, it'll sell like hotcakes.

After what's felt like millennia covering the 2016 race from afar, once I heard that the Democratic contenders were going to be in my own backyard in Southern California, I knew I had to see them in the flesh. While planning my day, I figured if I timed everything right and the traffic gods smiled down at me, I'd be able to race from Sanders' rally at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium to Clinton's rally at the University of California, Riverside. I wanted to compare and contrast the two events, to see how wide the gulf is between the two camps.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.