It may well be because he's losing, he was a little too anxious. You'd see a pattern.
He'd be asked a question. He would go into his usual litany, often mentioning for the umteempth time that he doesn't have a super PAC or that she made paid speeches.
Then the minute she responded within 4 seconds, he'd start waving his hands and trying to talk over her. When she tried to respond you'd get 'Excuse me, I'm talking.'
It was a bad look for him.
1. It made it clear she is getting under his skin. He was really unahppy when she knocked him on his vote against the auto bailout. Which shows he can dish it out but he can't take it. After all, this was just her response to all his endless razzing about NAFTA/TPP, etc.
2. It was also a bad look for him as this is the most viable female candidate for President in American history. Was gender at play here, or is Bernie just kind of rude anyway? Probably a little of both.
In any case, women didn't like it.
"The first Democratic debate after Super Tuesday and Super Saturday was an understandably heated affair. Candidates have won a mixture of states, continued to accrue delegates and superdelegates, and both still stand a chance to nab the presidential nomination. The debate offered a chance for Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders to continue setting themselves apart. Unfortunately, the Vermont senator may have gone a little bit too far in essentially shushing his fellow candidate. Now, women are responding to Bernie Sanders' Democratic debate shade in which he waved his finger at Clinton and said, "Excuse me, I'm talking."
"Such a tactic is an especially risky one when many women feel as if they've heard similar lines to dismiss them before. Both candidates have been relatively respectful to each other, but the body language and tone that Sanders used made it seem as if he was attempting to shut his fellow candidate down in a seriously problematic way that carries with it far more implications than a friendly reminder not to interrupt. The moment came during a particularly fiery exchange between the two candidates concerning the auto industry bailout of 2008. Needless to say, many women were bothered by the Vermont senator's behavior."
http://www.bustle.com/articles/146257-women-respond-to-bernie-sanders-shushing-hillary-clinton-most-were-not-surprisingly-not-pleased
If anything, this writer is far too generous: to say they both have a chance to nab the nomination is sort of euphemistic at this point. The chances are not equal to say the least.
Meanwhile, Bernie's wealthy donors-yes he has them too-want him to keep running whether he can win or not.
"Forget about the Southern losses, the struggles with African-American voters and the big delegate deficit. Bernie Sanders’ wealthiest donors want him to continue fighting on, all the way to the July Democratic convention."
"That won’t come as welcome news to the Clinton campaign and its allies, who point to the nearly insurmountable delegate lead Hillary Clinton has amassed – they’d like to begin the pivot to the general election. But the relatively small group of pro-Sanders millionaires doesn’t care. In their view, it’s crazy to concede now that the Vermont senator is beginning to string together wins in places as varied as Maine, Colorado and Oklahoma."
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/bernie-sanders-donors-220384#ixzz42JSqP4oX
He'd be asked a question. He would go into his usual litany, often mentioning for the umteempth time that he doesn't have a super PAC or that she made paid speeches.
Then the minute she responded within 4 seconds, he'd start waving his hands and trying to talk over her. When she tried to respond you'd get 'Excuse me, I'm talking.'
It was a bad look for him.
1. It made it clear she is getting under his skin. He was really unahppy when she knocked him on his vote against the auto bailout. Which shows he can dish it out but he can't take it. After all, this was just her response to all his endless razzing about NAFTA/TPP, etc.
2. It was also a bad look for him as this is the most viable female candidate for President in American history. Was gender at play here, or is Bernie just kind of rude anyway? Probably a little of both.
In any case, women didn't like it.
"The first Democratic debate after Super Tuesday and Super Saturday was an understandably heated affair. Candidates have won a mixture of states, continued to accrue delegates and superdelegates, and both still stand a chance to nab the presidential nomination. The debate offered a chance for Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders to continue setting themselves apart. Unfortunately, the Vermont senator may have gone a little bit too far in essentially shushing his fellow candidate. Now, women are responding to Bernie Sanders' Democratic debate shade in which he waved his finger at Clinton and said, "Excuse me, I'm talking."
"Such a tactic is an especially risky one when many women feel as if they've heard similar lines to dismiss them before. Both candidates have been relatively respectful to each other, but the body language and tone that Sanders used made it seem as if he was attempting to shut his fellow candidate down in a seriously problematic way that carries with it far more implications than a friendly reminder not to interrupt. The moment came during a particularly fiery exchange between the two candidates concerning the auto industry bailout of 2008. Needless to say, many women were bothered by the Vermont senator's behavior."
http://www.bustle.com/articles/146257-women-respond-to-bernie-sanders-shushing-hillary-clinton-most-were-not-surprisingly-not-pleased
If anything, this writer is far too generous: to say they both have a chance to nab the nomination is sort of euphemistic at this point. The chances are not equal to say the least.
Meanwhile, Bernie's wealthy donors-yes he has them too-want him to keep running whether he can win or not.
"Forget about the Southern losses, the struggles with African-American voters and the big delegate deficit. Bernie Sanders’ wealthiest donors want him to continue fighting on, all the way to the July Democratic convention."
"That won’t come as welcome news to the Clinton campaign and its allies, who point to the nearly insurmountable delegate lead Hillary Clinton has amassed – they’d like to begin the pivot to the general election. But the relatively small group of pro-Sanders millionaires doesn’t care. In their view, it’s crazy to concede now that the Vermont senator is beginning to string together wins in places as varied as Maine, Colorado and Oklahoma."
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/bernie-sanders-donors-220384#ixzz42JSqP4oX
Varied? What all these states have in common is barely any black people.
A lot of them want him to continue so he can move the party Left. I think that whatever success he can have in that regard is already done. I don't see how he improves what he's already done going forward. At some point, the calls for him to get out-even from progs who were previously supportive-is going to get louder.
Tad Stevens said they may do a rethink after Michigan. After what is likely a big loss today, it won't be a pleasant one. As for next Tuesday, he probably will lose all those big contests.
If he admits there is no path to victory what is the reason for continuing? Doesn't doing so just help Trump? Again, I think in terms of moving the party Left, whatever can be done in that regard is baked into the cake.
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