"Sanders is already beating Clinton on one metric: answering questions from the press."

[kpete]

Pundits are already dismissing Sanders—who has, in the past, described himself as a socialist rather than a Democrat—as a long-shot candidate with little chance of defeating Clinton for the Democrats' 2016 nomination. But Sanders is already beating Clinton on one metric: answering questions from the press.

Earlier this week, National Journal's Zach Cohen counted all of the times Clinton has answered press questions since she announced her presidential campaign on April 12. Cohen counted just seven "answers"—about half of which ignored the actual question. When asked about whether a super-PAC would support her campaign, she said, "I don't know." When she was quizzed about her chances in Iowa, she said "I'm having a great time, can't look forward any more than I am."

Sanders, who needs all the press attention he can get, kicked off his presidential campaign by fielding a barrage of questions from TV news reporters in interviews Wednesday. Over the course of one five-minute exchange with MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell on Wednesday, Sanders answered seven separate questions. The trend continued at Sanders' campaign launch event Thursday morning, when he took six more questions.

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/04/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-democrat-2016-press-questions

[Fred Sanders]

1. And only 18 months to Election Day, can Clinton catch up with so little time remaining??

What will happen if she has less questions asked and answered by then?

What a horse race this is, I can hardly wait for the final score, can you?

[peacebird]

2. Clinton has a famously bad relationship with the press. Bernie is open to them.

In 18 months it will be interesting to see how that plays out.

[Fred Sanders]

6. It is the other way around. Much like Obama, Clinton understands the importance and the uselessness

of the mass media.

[Joe Turner]

8. LOL.. Anyway you are backing the wrong horse

The Bernie Express will pass HRC before the final turn.

[PeaceNikki]

3. I don't understand, are media bad or good? Should they suck up to them or avoid them & talk to the

people?

[madville]

4. We know Clinton will avoid

Any unscripted moments with the press or with the public. Any "everyday person" she interacts with will be hand-picked and fed approved questions to ask her.

[Autumn]

5. seven "answers"—about half of which ignored the actual question.

that goes over like a lead balloon.

[Joe Turner]

7. When you don't have anything to hide

it's a lot easier answering questions. HRC has to conceal her corporatist agenda and scandal laden past. It's no wonder she does not like taking questions from the press or one on one interviews.