…And—-according to the N&R headline—- “emphasizes diversity” in front of a “very white crowd” of 9,000 at the coliseum’s Special Events Center on Sunday evening:

The crowd for the independent senator from Vermont skewed young, but did range from high school and college students to young families and senior citizens.

Still, for a campaign that has outflanked Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton on a host of progressive political issues, the audience was noticeably less racially diverse.

“It’s a very white crowd,” said Cheryl Pressman, 38, of Charlotte. “But right now, at this point in the campaign, maybe that’s not a surprise.”

Lotta luv for Bernie these days, but he’s going to be a problem if African-Americans sit out the 2016 election.