Sanders’ Openness A Nice Surprise For Rally Guest

[Purveyor]

Cherie Mortice, Des Moines, Letter to the Editor 11:13 p.m. CDT June 8, 2015

I went to the large rally for Sen. Bernie Sanders in Ames on May 30 and the most surprising thing about the experience should not have been a surprise, but he said right at the beginning of his remarks that he would take questions! And he did!

That just doesn’t seem to happen much anymore at a large rally with presidential hopefuls. Candidates from both parties prefer to give a scripted stump speech and dash off to the next event waving and smiling, maybe sign a few autographs or pose for quick picture.

Bernie has been sharing a consistent message for a long time and demonstrated he is a real champion for everyday folks. He has railed against the fraudulent practices of the banking industry, pledged to break up big banks, decried the cost of higher education and the burden of debt placed on students, called for raising the minimum wage and over-hauling a corporate health care system that is rigged in favor of profits over cures and quality care.

Bernie’s stance on issues is clearly passionate, and he is fearless in his commitment to those ideas and not afraid to engage in dialogue with “we the people.” And that is refreshing.

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/readers/2015/06/09/kids-win-fireworks-every-neighborhood/28718197/

[Wilms]

1. ^

[Fast Walker 52]

2. he's been interacting with the public (taking questions) on the Tom Hartmann show for a few years

in a way that no other politician I know of has. So another thing to like about him.

[LWolf]

3. I hope

the people who can't make it to his rallies

are hearing about them. Thanks to this person for making sure it made it into her paper.

[a kennedy]

4. Bernie has been to past Fighting BobFest for years....and always takes questions.

http://fightingbobfest.org/

and this fest is NOW IN MADISON....it was always in Baraboo, WI, about 45 miles from Madison.

[MisterP]

5. it's terriffic that we have a candidate who takes questions, states problems and how to address them

cares about party only insofar as it pushes legislation, and doesn't make a "who fed the dog chili? I had to deal with the consequences" face whenever they espy commoners

but it shows just how far gone politics is that something so utterly basic can leave people's heads literally swimming and knees shaking