alexander, international director for the tennessee department of economic and community development. i want to frame this discussion a little bit more. i'm a consultant and i can't help but some data on some powerpoint slides. i want to share with you some research we have done. a few years ago, we did a survey of over 2900 global executives. we asked the reasons why these executives and their companies were seeking new locations. the number one reason was to reach new markets or customers, as you can see on this chart. no other answer came close, including seeking locations that had a lower cost profile. we also asked these executives what criteria they used to pick specific locations. the most important by far was the size and growth potential of a local economy. that is what executives care about. half the executive also cared about two components like talent and the availability of an industry cluster, supply chain customers need to be nearby. rounding out the top five were infrastructure and local politics. this is what matters to companies. what is not on this slide is 14% of

let me thank anthony and leslie for singing the national anthem. [applause] sen. sanders: let me thank the sean michael dargan bands. let me thank james alexander for his remarks. and let me thank sarah tron grown for introducing me. [applause] all, thanks: most of you all very much for coming out to complete the political revolution and transform this country. [cheers and applause] sen. sanders: i want to emphasize that what this campaign is about is not just winning the democratic nomination. defeating donald trump, the most dangerous president in modern american history. [cheers and applause] aboutanders: but it is all of us, not me, us, transforming this country. that is what this is about. [cheers and applause] weekend, is: this will be not only here in wisconsin, but in indiana, ohio, michigan, and pennsylvania. four years ago, despite losing the popular vote by 3 million votes, donald trump carried all and won enough electoral votes to be elected president. together, we are going to make sure that that does not happen again. [cheers and applause] we are goi