2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders is going to have to speak on more issues affecting black people. [View all]jwirr
(39,215 posts)your input. So many of us do not understand how to work through this.
The anger at the abuse is the easy part to understand. At least for me as my family is of mixed race and both the black and Native American side have experienced that.
What I really do not understand is how a politician like Bernie who has a schedule that seems he never stops can go about investing time to gain trust.
I did this in my own relationships with my family members but it took a lot of time to get where they all trust me to the point that we share our joys and our problems. I do not think there is a politician alive who has that time when they are running for president.
And as to relationships. What kind of relationships? I saw him in Duluth with Keith Ellison this month. And I know he has hired a woman who is an expert in criminal justice. He has worked in the past with some of the greatest civil rights leaders we have ever had and he often works with the Black Congressional Caucus. He has worked with the BLM group to write specific goals toward justice. I love what happens when he and Killer Mike are together. And this is just the beginning of the list.
He is campaigning and never in one place more than a couple of hours.
I do not understand how he can do much more. And I do not see Hillary doing any differently.