An alternative version is that he - like Dean - announced in his home town. Not to mention one REAL piece of his resume was his job as mayor of Burlington. In fact, the very park he held it at was one he fought to create. Had he lost the race to become mayor, it is very possible that that park would not have existed. Instead expensive high rise condominiums would have been built there -- rather than several blocks up the hill. So, instead of two expansive parks that both have lovely views of the lake, Burlington would have one, perfectly nice green park, surrounded on both sides by high rises.
This may not seem like much, but it makes a difference. More important he helped create an open government and things like affordable housing.
Bad optics would be if what was shown was in poor taste or maybe suggested privilege or a sense of entitlement. This was Bernie returning the city that he has made home for 40 plus years - and a city he was mayor of. Not to mention, the place was a spectacular PUBLIC PARK that anyone could enjoy. Further there were no tickets to the event, anyone could walk in and be a part of it. The event did tell who Bernie was -- and only a very jaundiced eye would see this as signalling lack of concern for minorities.
One thing that might be good before simply assuming that Clinton is far preferred by African Americans is to let the process go further. Obviously if Clinton gets the lion's share of African Americans in the primary, that goes a long way to winning - especially as she is leading on ANY segment that has been polled. I really don't get why some here feel a need to attack Sanders on where he had his kick off event. I also resent that Burlington, a city that IS a refugee resettlement center is being slammed. The Burlington school district has people with 40 plus different first languages. IIt is not unusual to see Somalis in long colorful dresses and veils, Nepali immigrants or people from many many countries.
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