she didn't *have* to talk about how many people voted for her, or go call that girl out on being too young to vote for her, or tell the older girl maybe you should run if you know so much about it, or go at the group like "you know what your problem is?"

I think she saw these kids (as the OP did) as representative of people like AOC and this younger generation who think they have the answers, while people like her who have put in work for decades are being brushed off, and she felt the need to clap back a bit. It's a completely understandable reaction, she wasn't wrong about anything she said, or by trying to explain her reasons, but that doesn't mean she wasn't being a dick. if she simply managed to be less defensive and condescending, no one would be talking about this.


>But she didn't agree with them. She told a bunch of kids no.
>So she looked "bad".
>
>I am fine with how she handled it. She told them her issues
>with the proposed bill, what she thought of the political
>state of play, and presented her alternative bill. She didn't
>bow to the pressure of the cute kids
>
>Anything short of a pep rally for the kids would would be
>considered a fire-able offense in some people's eyes
>
>