Your analysis is on point. Both Bernie and our the President gave the impression of putting everything on the table. However true or false the reality of that w

Your analysis is on point. Both Bernie and our the President gave the impression of putting everything on the table. However true or false the reality of that was didn't seem matter nearly as much as making people "feel" as though they were being completely frank with people. Which seems to fit quite well with what the article is talking about.