The night after Bernie Sanders watched the Golden State Warriors come from behind in Oakland to take out the Oklahoma City Thunder in game seven, he came to the Central Coast in an attempt to pull off a surprising result himself.
While addressing a crowd of 7,800 people in front of Colton Hall in Monterey on May 31, Sanders displayed a Warriors cap and asked the crowd, "Is this the right hat?"
In a speech that lasted more than an hour, the independent senator from Vermont stuck to the main talking points of his campaign: Break up Wall Street banks deemed "too big to fail," create Medicare for all, make public colleges and universities tuition-free and take money out of politics.
While Sanders shied away from attacking Secretary Hillary Clinton, being just two point behind, 47 percent to Clinton's 49, in a recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist Poll, he outlined how he's been successful and how he plans to win the California primary on June 7.
Sanders also pointed out he is polling better against Trump for then general election than Clinton, who last week held a rally at Hartnell College in Salinas.
Monterey City Councilmember and pledged Sanders delegate Alan Haffa addressed the crowd before the presidential hopeful took the stage, calling on people to get out to vote.
Sanders' full speech can be listened to here.