Bernie Sanders won’t kiss your baby, but he feels your pain

The famous curmudgeon shows his emotional side.

Bernie Sanders is getting warm and fuzzy.

The Democratic presidential candidate who wouldn’t be caught dead kissing babies or flipping burgers at state fairs has figured out a way to engage in retail politics on his own terms — and there’s evidence it might be working.

Over the past month, Sanders has held a series of small, share-your-pain town halls and other events, in which he’s asked voters to respond to prompts such as “Talk about your health care experience" and "Anybody in...