2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Read the Tweets from the Media Director of Netroots Nations. He knew this would happen. [View all]Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)based on PoC I know on twitter saying Bernie just lost their primary vote.
Heckled or not, interrupted or not, the candidates had to rise above, and it doesn't sound like they pulled it off in the eyes of the black and brown community.
I don't think their long term goals will be served better by a Hillary Presidency, but it is what it is. And I know Bernie wants to stay on his chosen message, but he can't win a primary on just white votes, and the framing of his messages doesn't fill the need here. His words on police brutality and injustice are too abstract. The protesters wanted a direct acknowledgement of the plight of people of colour under the racist 'justice' system, and for a full-throated embrace of the cause, not a technocratic speech about authoritarianism. This was a major stumbling stone, and recovery among the black community especially is going to be tough.