2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders’s one-dimensional campaign is hurting him badly [View all]Liberal_Dog
(11,075 posts)Apparently, you have no idea.
On of the main things that a Press Secretary does is set parameters for the press.
Seriously, where do you get the idea the reporters can't be told what they can ask about? It happens all the time.
Ever watch an actual press conference or availability? Before it starts, the Press Secretary will get up there and say, "We are here to discuss X. We will not take questions about Y or Z or any other topic.".
Jeez, I have seen that so many times I have lost count. Athletes, celebrities and politicians all tell the press what they are allowed to ask.
If The Sanders Campaign did not want to answer questions about ISIS at that event, it was Symone Sanders' job to notify the press of that. She did. If the reporters want to get in a snit, then that really is not her fault.