Bernie Sanders
In reply to the discussion: So I guess we got the meme [View all]merrily
(45,251 posts)After all, most of the earliest members of the Progressive Caucus were African American.
But, think about it: What if he were to ask, say, Conyers to invite him to his church in Conyers' home town? Or ask Grijalva to try to get him invited to a quinciniera. Couldn't going those things be seen in a negative light?
I watched the video where Bernie was supposed to have reacted "testily" to having demonstrators be louder than one speaker could be. I didn't see him being testy. I heard him say, rather mildly, that he wasn't going to try to outshout them. Is that my bias? Maybe. I've also read that he was cut off because so much time had been allowed the demonstrators when O'Malley was at the mike. But, ending when he did has been put on Bernie.
My point is, simply, once someone has a view of you, good or bad, it's hard to overcome.