Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Bernie has a rough time at She the People conference [View all]ehrnst
(32,640 posts)This was anything but a positive response from them, or evidence of him being prepared in the least for this conference. I think the audience felt disrespected by this, and wasn't going to simply be silent about it.
There didn't appear to be much listening, patience, sustained interest in their questions, issues or concerns, just defensiveness that they weren't just smiling and applauding.
He seemed to be put out that they aren't reacting like crowds at college campuses, where they can't ask questions, they just cheer.
Maybe he thought that showing up to this would get people off his back about "relatability with women voters."
Many of his fans will say that it totally showed this, completely, absolutely - this audience of women just didn't "get" that Bernie knows what's best for them, and health care and minimum wage is really what they should be focused on.
In one on one interviews, his handlers stop the interviewer if Bernie gets irritated with the questions being asked. That wouldn't work here, unlike a town hall where the questions weren't screened and approved ahead of time. I don't think he can sustain listening for more than a few minutes at a time, and that's why he goes on auto-response even when it's unconnected to the question, trying to get back to some familiar ground where he can just block out the incoming questions.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden