Sanders Tones Down Rhetoric - Scranton, PA Rally
See the video above, if you have an hour or so to spare. I watched and listened to it live. Here's what the takeaway is, from my point of view:
Bernie Sanders hit all of his normal position points in this speech, but with far less shouting than he has in the past. He also compared himself with Hillary Clinton, but with the same low-key approach, and refrained from attacking her positions. It was almost as if he mentioned her in passing only. The speech was done in a lower key than his normal rally remarks. His focus was more on change that is needed than on his run for the Democratic nomination.
He wrapped the speech up with a call for people to turn out in PA in larger than normal numbers. He said, as usual, that if the turnout was very large, he would win, but he said that only once, and in a normal speaking voice, rather than in the usual exhortation style he typically uses.
Overall, it was a very good speech and called for the changes he always calls for, but it seemed much less of a campaign speech and more of a general speech to stir up enthusiasm, not so much for him as the candidate but for voter action in general.
Here's what I took from this: He's still running, but is not expecting to be the nominee any longer. He is pushing his message, but not himself at this point. This seems to reinforce my opinion that he understands that he no longer has a reasonable path to the nomination, but is carrying on the campaign in a different way. It is a distinctly toned-down rhetoric he presented in Scranton today. Watch the video yourself. Compare it to some of his other rally speeches.
I'm sure he'll continue his campaign through Tuesday, at least, but it's clear that he's not going to attack the Clinton campaign in the same way as he has previously. He seems to have heard the message from New York, and is transitioning to a message-based presentation rather than an election campaign strategy.
That's my opinion. Watch the video. Your opinion might differ.
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I'm sure he'll continue his campaign through Tuesday, at least, but it's clear that he's not going to attack the Clinton campaign in the same way as he has previously. He seems to have heard the message from New York, and is transitioning to a message-based presentation rather than an election campaign strategy.
That's my opinion. Watch the video. Your opinion might differ.
Did you ask him? Did he tell you any of these? You got quite a lot from the speech including dates. Your post would make Sherlock jealous. :p
It is funny because you are laughing at the disenfranchised in a party that claims to care about it. You are right, f@ck the rest of them, they are such losers.
That just reminded me of the reason I did not vote for her before, but it seems most of hte HRC crew are alright with her past...
Most of us are 9-to-5'ers.
This is great news. I'm a Hillary supporter. I believe that Bernie has every right to stay in the race and push his positions. But attacking Hillary as hard as he did in NY does no good. Not for Bernie who would eventually be portrayed as a flailing old grouch, and not for Hillary and the Democratic chances to win the general election.
Bernie can come away from his campaign as a much more powerful advocate than he's been in the Senate. But he has to play his cards right for that to happen.
HUGE...salaries for his top two advisors. Just think how much they will be able to invest in Wall Street when the primary is over. 
