The hollowness of Joe Biden. The Bernie revolution that wasn’t. On the trail with the Democratic frontrunners in a race that feels stuck, muddled, and terrifying
Here with Biden, there were yards of running room between the tables laid out for the traveling media. The space for the actual event occupied the remainder of the gym, a tight half-circle of chairs designed to give the impression of a full room when in reality it feels like reporters nearly outnumber supporters.
Watching Biden in Sumter, it’s hard to imagine his victory in South Carolina having anything to do with what he says on the stump, his campaigning prowess . Heck, it may beof his campaigning abilities. In the Q-and-A part of his Sumter appearance, one attendee tells Biden his speech was flat and asks him where his fire is. He doesn’t take kindly to the question.
Leo Frazier, sitting next to Sampson, chimed in throughout the conversation. Talking to both men, it was clear this was a vote-your-head-not-your-heart election for them. “Our democracy is in a very fragile place,” Frazier told me. in South Carolina,” rapper Killer Mike yelled. “If they’re telling you to wait and hold on, don’t wait and hold on. If it rhymes with ‘slow,’ don’t vote for it. If the name sounds like Mike, don’t vote for it.
Sanders’ final rally in South Carolina didn’t feel like a revolution. Despite taking place a few blocks from the University of South Carolina’s campus, the turnout isn’t what you’ve come to expect at a Sanders rally, and it certainly didn’t feel like the gargantuan rallies Barack Obama used to hold on college campuses all over the country.
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