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sabrina 1

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6. He did exactly the right thing. There is nothing they would have liked better, and probably were
Sun Aug 9, 2015, 09:38 AM
Aug 2015

hoping for, than to get photos of AAs being taken out of a Bernie rally by force. He refused to give them that and handled it thoughtfully and rather than giving them the advantage, HE has the advantage and people now believe they are probably working for someone. Hillary's campaign is the loser here as many people are blaming her campaign, rightly or wrongly.

What would a President do in that situation? A good President would go talk to reasonable people, as Bernie did, he mingled with the people and by allowing them to take the stage, it was the very BEST way to let people SEE for themselves and judge for themselves, what the motives of these disrupters were.

However, now he must get security. No one should be able to get that close to a US Senator who is that hostile

They were a threat to his safety and next time, who knows what might happen?

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