2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hillary and Bernie are both holding events in Portland this week. [View all]cascadiance
(19,537 posts)... that would be able to speak with him and command his attention when he's here.
It's like people complaining that a Homecoming parade you can't speak to anyone on the football team either before the big game. Well, would you rather they don't have such an event and only have something where the football team only gets to meet with big donors of money to the school before such a game? Is that a way to rally a crowd to come out and cheer and support the team then? And that's just a football game.
By us all attending his speech and giving him feedback, he then knows he's doing the right thing. And THAT is what these events are all about. Where a majority of average Americans can signal to a candidate that he/she is actually WORKING for ALL of them and that they appreciate it, not just being auctioned off to the highest bidder!
It's too bad that some here don't understand that.