Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Washington Post-What we learned from Bernie Sanders's town hall [View all]PatrickforO
(14,599 posts)Perhaps truly great leaders are not only great on policy but also great in empathy, and in dealing with details like this.
Sadly, it reminded me of the old WC Fields movies, remember? When WC would be trying to sell something to somebody and a little kid would come up and begin to persistently ask awkward questions, and Fields would growl, "Go away, kid, you bother me!"
That's what this felt like.
I'm sensing this time around, myself included, people are going to be watching for empathy maybe even more than policy. After two years of horror under the sociopath Trump, people seem really hungry for someone they can feel genuinely cares about them.
Now, Bernie's a decent guy, and deeply committed to progressive causes. He is. But the fundamental question in my mind here is does he actually care about me and about my family? or are we merely points on a plane or drops in an ocean?
He cares, I'm sure. But he isn't showing it very well.
Although...don't get me wrong about policy. I do care about that a lot. And I will be watching it, both in candidate platforms and in their governing or legislating history.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden