Let Me Tell You About the Debate "Audience" In Milwaukee (Update X2)

[eridani]

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/02/12/1483904/-Let-Me-Tell-You-About-the-Debate-Audience-In-Milwaukee

It seems I should have specifically included what seemed so obvious for me at the time of writing: that my difficulty in obtaining a ticket was the reason I started looking at ticket distribution in the first place. No, I wasn’t whining. I was noticing. Even the Milwaukee County Democratic Party didn’t have tickets to distribute and that speaks volumes since the debate was held in their locale.

Next, I’m not the only one who noticed the audience.

As the candidates took their podiums, it was clear that the audience was packed with Hillary supporters. Bernie managed occasionally to spark some applause, but, relative to Hillary’s, it was infrequent, muted, and mixed with jeers. (There’s an interesting story to be written about how these audiences are assembled, and whatever happened to no-applause debates in which audience members are ordered, on penalty of ejection, to remain silent.)

Third, my main concern involved the audience not being reflective of the diversity either of the university or even the city where the debate was held. Milwaukee is “majority minority” and the nearly all-white, older audience didn’t reflect any of that.

Why bother having debates in various locations if audiences don’t reflect those local communities. If you’re going to hand pick audiences, then set a standard location to hold all the debates.

[Lodestar]

1. Need lots of eyes and witnesses on media manipulations

to keep things on the up and up. Have to be vigilant in this and just start
documenting events and gathering evidence, doing grassroots exit polling, etc.

[Live and Learn]

2. I had a similar experience during the first debate in Nevada. Very few Bernie supporters were

allowed into the debate (mainly a selected few from the Nurses union) and supporters were even kept from the overflow rooms that were provided.

We kept being denied access and many left. Only the extremely persistent were eventually allowed in and only after extreme harassment by some of the security people at the Wynn.

[Green Texan]

3. That explains a lot

I have watched every democratic debate, and have noticed an overwhelming amount of cheers every time Hillary speaks. They cheer for Hillary, no matter what she says.

[Mbrow]

4. K&R

Do they think we don't notice? Personally I've been noticing the take over of the Democratic party by the right wing money grubbers for the last 30+ years.

[Lans]

5. Jeb and Rubio last night had a packed debate

but we all know they don't even have a chance at 2nd place in the circus.
Sure you can pay people to show up and cheer for you in a debate, but when you do that in an election its fraud.

[Bohunk68]

6. Why or why am I not surprised?

The Establishment is terrified of Bernie and what he represents. They feel safe with "It's Too Hard."

[joshcryer]

7. I expect Jeb and Cruz did something similar at the last Republican debate.

If they let in unfamiliars it would've gone for Trump big time. Especially when he called out GWB.

[AtomicKitten]

8. I commented earlier that it appeared Clinton folk were in the front & Bernie's in back.

I've noticed that at other events. Glad to have someone confirm.

[Joe the Revelator]

9. Both parties need to go back to 'no applause till the end' debates.