2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: "I Felt the Bern But the Bros Are Extinguishing the Flames." -Sally Kohn [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)Did you actually listen to her speech. It was an utter insult to Bernie supporters.
I am a California voter and have been a strong Boxer support for many years.
But after that speech, I will just be happy when she finally leaves the Senate. I realize that she was under pressure, but that is what being on stage, being in the spotlight, being in politics, is about: doing your jobs no matter what chaos is in the audience.
She showed a lack of skill in dealing with the crowd. And that is disappointing considering she has been a politician with great responsibility for many years.
When you take a position of responsibility, you accept the burden of dealing with tough situations. Barbara Boxer showed herself to be inept and not up to her job.
It's time for Barbara Boxer to quit. She could not handle the situation. She let her nerves and her anger get the upper hand. She was unable to take a deep breath, step back from her emotions and act and speak rationally.
Time for her to go.
She was in a very special position and a crucial moment and failed to bring peace and wisdom. Instead she gloated and accused. Very poor crowd management.
The entire convention looked like a circus headed by the children in the audience and not by grown-ups.