Why Did Bernie Sanders Cancel a High-Profile Meeting With AIDS Activists?

[RandySF]

But there seems to be something else going on with regard to the cancellation of the meeting with the AIDS activists. The campaign was on top of the issue soon after Clinton’s comments, after all, exploiting them to make gains with a politically-active constituency that could help in New York and the Northeast. It’s an issue that has enormous potential to underscore the deep problems in America’s health care system and why universal health care, Sanders’ signature plan, is needed more than ever.

So to just cancel the meeting, and not even make a big effort at damage control, seems to be an admission that focusing on the issue, or any issue in a granular way that takes time and resources, is no longer important. When he’s not insisted that he’s still in this to win the nomination, Sanders has in recent weeks talked about looking to get as many delegates as possible heading into the convention, desiring an influence on shaping the party platform.

The cancellation of the meeting seems an indication, no matter what he and his campaign say, that Sanders knows the race is over and that he’s lost. He should then admit that or allude to it in more overt ways and bring people together, rather than both keep his supporters believing he can win (while they attack his opponent, sometimes in destructive ways), and harming his own reputation by actions such as canceling this important meeting and offering no explanation.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michelangelo-signorile/why-did-bernie-sanders-cancel-meeting-aids_b_9904898.html

[MADem]

1. He has been DUCKING THEM for DAYS. And it totally sucks. Such disrespect of individuals.

This is the money quote:

But if Sanders’ intent on all of this is sincere, it’s baffling that Sanders canceled an important meeting with AIDS activists of several prominent groups, individuals who’d spent money on last-minute expensive airfare and made travel plans for a highly-publicized meeting with the candidate on May 3. And it may be a big hint that Sanders and his campaign truly know it’s over for them and have no intention of trying to win the nomination, let alone contesting it and winning over superdelegates.

[Cha]

2. I am so glad they are asking this question, Randy.. thank you!

The cancellation of the meeting seems an indication, no matter what he and his campaign say, that Sanders knows the race is over and that he’s lost. He should then admit that or allude to it in more overt ways and bring people together, rather than both keep his supporters believing he can win (while they attack his opponent, sometimes in destructive ways), and harming his own reputation by actions such as canceling this important meeting and offering no explanation.

[Her Sister]

3. Ugh!

Sanders took advantage of the strange comments, harshly criticizing Clinton in interviews, and then suddenly had a terrific HIV policy paper on his web site. Clinton offered a more lengthy, thoughtful apology, and laid out further prescriptions for dealing with the HIV epidemic in a piece on Medium.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michelangelo-signorile/why-did-bernie-sanders-cancel-meeting-aids_b_9904898.html

He cares not!

[Hekate]

4. KnR for exposure. Baffling.

[Loki]

5. There is no excuse for this

none. The Sanders campaign has become a shining example of what happens when ego takes the place of principle.