2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hillary and Bernie are both holding events in Portland this week. [View all]BainsBane
(53,154 posts)And you'll have just as much chance of having a conversation with them as Bernie Sanders. I don't know why you all tout spectator politics as something to aspire to. What's the difference between that and watching him on You Tube? Exactly nothing. But it works in the age when people view politicians as celebrities rather than representatives, and that view is certainly demonstrated among his fan base. Politics as spectacle is bad enough, but that you herald it as something superior to conversations with voters--something people here have derided time and time again, even when it was not a fundraising event.
Make no mistake about it, the only reason Bernie is going to Portland is for fundraising. It is not an early voting state. When he goes to progressive cities like Portland and Minneapolis, he's going to encourage donations.