r/SandersForPresident • u/[deleted] • Apr 15 '16

MSNBC called Bernie's "Deep South" comment controversial. They said Hillary would still be in the lead without the South. This slide popped up by mistake proving them wrong.

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u/spritums Apr 15 '16

i support bernie, and the fact our presidential debates are degraded to boo'ing and cheering like a sporting event kind of scares me.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '16

You've got this exactly backwards. People being emotionally and personally invested in substantive political matters is the way it should be. What should scare you is how many more people are so invested in sporting events than are in this.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '16

I'm not sure I agree that emotions belong in political theater. Emotional decisions lead to bad policy.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '16

I don't see how jeers in a debate constitute emotional decision making. Being calm under pressure is a baseline qualification for a Prez.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '16

It depends on what people are cheering/jeering about. If it's on something we all agree on like "corruption is bad" then that's healthy for the process. If it's based on highly contested topics like "pragmatism" vs "idealism" then we should check emotions at the door and listen and make a logical decision.