2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Iowa Student Tells CNN How Hillary Planted Question in Crowd [View all]jimlup
(7,968 posts)This is a public event where the questions are set to appear spontaneous. With a Sunday talk show the fact that the event is staged is obvious.
I don't disagree that it is almost certain that most candidates and politicians do this kind of planting. Nevertheless, it is disingenious. Watching the video my heart goes out to the college student. She is getting a lesson in how the world actually works and she recognizes that. Ah, to be young and naive!
If I had been in her shoes I'd have hoped I had had the guts to actually ask my question and not theirs. Or even better, I would be interested to see her reaction had I asked "So Senator Clinton, how do you feel about your campaign planting questions in the audience at your campaign events?"
Sometimes reality accidentally shows through but you've got to be attentive to notice it. As an aside - isn't this a tactic prefected by snake oil salesmen and evangelists? That in and of itself is telling.