Fogdog
Well-Known Member
Just putting this out there. Cite all the polls you want showing how well liked Sanders is by not just this country but well liked ever, for all time by every person who lived and will live, ever. In all the universe for all time.
But, he's not a good leader when it comes to women's rights, civil rights and especially issues that affect African Americans.
Combine being a divisive and tone deaf leader for women's rights with being divisive and tone deaf leader for issues that affect African Americans and you get this:
HOUSTON — The groans erupted halfway through Bernie Sanders’s appearance Wednesday at a presidential candidates’ forum sponsored by She the People, a group that aims to drive up voter participation among women of color.
Before an audience of about 1,700, many of them African American and Hispanic women, the moderator asked Sanders (I-Vt.) how he would handle the rise in white supremacy. Sanders spoke of fighting discrimination and running a campaign “to bring our people together around an agenda that speaks to all people” — then returned to a familiar message on universal health care.
For many in the audience, that was insufficient. “Come on!” a woman shouted from the back, as others began to jeer and boo.
The reception reflected Sanders’s struggle to win support from minority voters, a problem that dogged his 2016 primary campaign against Hillary Clinton. Sanders has taken steps since to improve his outreach, including meeting with black leaders and talking more frequently about the difficulties facing minorities, but Wednesday’s event suggested the senator still faces challenges.
Sanders gets tough reception at minority women’s event, signaling challenges ahead
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sanders-gets-tough-reception-at-minority-womens-event-signaling-challenges-ahead/2019/04/24/baf1b172-66ab-11e9-a1b6-b29b90efa879_story.html?utm_term=.928dfd5026a7
This is entirely Bernie's making. After having his ass handed to him in 2016, rather than reaching out and building relationships with the groups that gave him practically no support, he doubled down with division and color blind politics throughout 2017 and 2018.
jeers, boos and "Come On!", Bernie. He's reaping what he sowed.
But, he's not a good leader when it comes to women's rights, civil rights and especially issues that affect African Americans.
Combine being a divisive and tone deaf leader for women's rights with being divisive and tone deaf leader for issues that affect African Americans and you get this:
HOUSTON — The groans erupted halfway through Bernie Sanders’s appearance Wednesday at a presidential candidates’ forum sponsored by She the People, a group that aims to drive up voter participation among women of color.
Before an audience of about 1,700, many of them African American and Hispanic women, the moderator asked Sanders (I-Vt.) how he would handle the rise in white supremacy. Sanders spoke of fighting discrimination and running a campaign “to bring our people together around an agenda that speaks to all people” — then returned to a familiar message on universal health care.
For many in the audience, that was insufficient. “Come on!” a woman shouted from the back, as others began to jeer and boo.
The reception reflected Sanders’s struggle to win support from minority voters, a problem that dogged his 2016 primary campaign against Hillary Clinton. Sanders has taken steps since to improve his outreach, including meeting with black leaders and talking more frequently about the difficulties facing minorities, but Wednesday’s event suggested the senator still faces challenges.
Sanders gets tough reception at minority women’s event, signaling challenges ahead
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sanders-gets-tough-reception-at-minority-womens-event-signaling-challenges-ahead/2019/04/24/baf1b172-66ab-11e9-a1b6-b29b90efa879_story.html?utm_term=.928dfd5026a7
This is entirely Bernie's making. After having his ass handed to him in 2016, rather than reaching out and building relationships with the groups that gave him practically no support, he doubled down with division and color blind politics throughout 2017 and 2018.
jeers, boos and "Come On!", Bernie. He's reaping what he sowed.
