Yeah, I don't get it. Warren and Sanders both seem like legitimately principled, sincere people, who actually care about economic injustice, particularly when compared to most politicians. Even this incident, which probably involves some flubbing of the facts/context of the real conversation by both camps and which does seem a little desperate, is nothing compared to the absurd levels of ratfuckery many campaigns engage in during the weeks leading up to an election. (Remember when the Bush campaign had operatives calling voters in South Carolina to spread rumors that McCain had a secret half-black child?)
I have no clue what's going on in the video. It's not even clear to me whether Warren refused the handshake or if she just launched into conversation without realizing Bernie's hand was out. It's also not at all clear if Bernie's gesticulations at the end are angry or just normal animated Sanderisms. Who knows what the disagreement was even about. Maybe they were still trying to figure out if 1990 technically qualifies as "in the last 30 years."
It's all so petty in the grand scheme of things.
