Debate Protestors Mock GOP Candidates, Demand End to 'Racist, Xenophobic Rhetoric'

Monica Sanchez | September 16, 2015
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Hundreds of people gathered outside the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. on Wednesday in protest of the CNN GOP presidential primary debate.

Unions, pro-immigration groups and the like held signs and papier-mâché look-alikes of candidates like Jeb Bush and Donald Trump, calling for an end to “the racist, xenophobic rhetoric that has fueled the Republican primary," the organizers' press release reads

MRCTV grabbed footage of the rally on the way to Reagan Library. 

Participants tweeted pictures of the protest. 




The event's press release states that more than 60 groups sent a letter to CNN’s debate moderator Jake Tapper and panelists Dana Bash and Hugh Hewitt earlier this week.

In the letter, the organizations call on "the network to prohibit any further bigotry or attacks by candidates during the debates and to urge each candidate to stop the hate and instead focus on issues affecting African Americans, immigrants, and working families.”

Signees include labor unions, pro-immigration and civil rights groups. You can read the complete list here

CNN has yet to comment on the rally during its live coverage of the event.

Stay tuned for MRCTV's live updates as the night unfolds. 

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