How to handle hecklers at a political rally

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Yup, it happens.

There's always one or more bad apples in every barrel. Let's look at a couple examples on how to handle them at a rally.

The wrong way, aka "The Flustered" approach:
...A clearly flustered Vice President Kamala Harris turned on protesters who heckled her during a Nevada rally Thursday, resorting to another well-worn display of performative hyperbole to counter them.

“You know what? Let me say something about this,” Harris said amid protest uproar mid-speech at the Reno event attended by a crowd of some 6,000 supporters.

“We are here because we are fighting for a democracy,” the vice president obliquely declared as nobody said it was at risk. “Fighting for a democracy.

“And understand the difference here, understand the difference here, moving forward, moving forward, understand the difference here,” Harris continued as the heckler voices and their message was drowned out...

“What we are looking at is a difference in this election – let’s move forward and see where we are because on the issue, for example, freedom of choice …” the Democratic nominee continued as the heckling caused her to pause and lose track yet again.

“That’s OK. That’s alright. That’s OK,” Harris said as her supporters sought to drown the protest voices...
Notice how she kinda glitchs out there with the "Forward" mantra while trying to come up with something? Perhaps best to just see it in action.

BTW: this is how it's done, aka "The Git Outta Here" approach:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE79qQN3DFI