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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumThe end seems to be coming.
Washington Post, excerpts:
The signs are everywhere this morning: The Clinton and Sanders camps are now signaling how the Democratic primaries might wind down without too much noise, contentiousness, disruption, and anger.
Rep. Keith Ellison, a top supporter of Bernie Sanders who is also the co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, suggested the Clinton camp had some work to do in order to appeal to Sanderss supporters. But he also carefully noted that Sanders would not do anything to imperil the party unity that will be required to defeat Donald Trump. Every Bernie supporter knows that this Supreme Court issue is looming. Well have party unity .everybody has a responsibility to make sure there will never be a President Trump. Bernie has been around a long time .hes not going to hand this country over to Donald Trump.
On the Clinton side, the Post reports that a top Clinton backer, Senator Dianne Feinstein, is now calling for both camps to work together, across our party, to have a platform that represents the views of Democrats.
In 2008, after the divisive primary season concluded, Feinstein opened her Washington manse to host a secret unity meeting between Obama and Clinton. She said she would reprise that role for Clinton and Sanders. Id be very happy to offer that, Feinstein said.
The other day, another top Clinton backer, Senator Sherrod Brown who has great credibility among economic progressives also offered in an interview with me to take part in any negotiating efforts to unite the camps. He even suggested that Clinton should work with him on the platform, and offered some areas of common ground they could reach on financial reform (an area of real disagreement), such as how to toughen up Dodd-Franks requirements for big banks plans to wind down in a crisis.
Rep. Keith Ellison, a top supporter of Bernie Sanders who is also the co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, suggested the Clinton camp had some work to do in order to appeal to Sanderss supporters. But he also carefully noted that Sanders would not do anything to imperil the party unity that will be required to defeat Donald Trump. Every Bernie supporter knows that this Supreme Court issue is looming. Well have party unity .everybody has a responsibility to make sure there will never be a President Trump. Bernie has been around a long time .hes not going to hand this country over to Donald Trump.
On the Clinton side, the Post reports that a top Clinton backer, Senator Dianne Feinstein, is now calling for both camps to work together, across our party, to have a platform that represents the views of Democrats.
In 2008, after the divisive primary season concluded, Feinstein opened her Washington manse to host a secret unity meeting between Obama and Clinton. She said she would reprise that role for Clinton and Sanders. Id be very happy to offer that, Feinstein said.
The other day, another top Clinton backer, Senator Sherrod Brown who has great credibility among economic progressives also offered in an interview with me to take part in any negotiating efforts to unite the camps. He even suggested that Clinton should work with him on the platform, and offered some areas of common ground they could reach on financial reform (an area of real disagreement), such as how to toughen up Dodd-Franks requirements for big banks plans to wind down in a crisis.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2016/04/28/the-end-is-near-clinton-and-sanders-camps-quietly-signal-resolution/?hpid=hp_no-name_opinion-card-a%3Ahomepage%2Fstory
That secret meeting that Feinstein hosted for Obama and Hillary was a major turning point in their strong unity afterwards. Feinstein's call and offer is very good news.
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The end seems to be coming. (Original Post)
kstewart33
Apr 2016
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Jackie Wilson Said
(4,176 posts)1. Feinstein, ugh. But, unity is what we need.
She typifies what is wrong with the Democratic party, but compared to R, she is a saint.
Sky Masterson
(5,240 posts)2. Its the Washington Post.
Its a rag.
griffi94
(3,733 posts)3. The writing does seem to be on the wall.
Bernie had a good run tho.
And I agree it's probably time to start thinking forward to the GE.
Bashing our frontrunner isn't going to change the situation
The superdelegates will vote for who has the most pledged delegates.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)4. We're almost to the end.
Skwmom
(12,685 posts)5. The Bozo's tabloid trash that is a huge Clinton supporter. Yeah, that is real credible.
And Brown might be surprised to find out that some people are starting to wonder what kind of progressive he actually is.
CrowCityDem
(2,348 posts)6. Bernie's spending cuts are the key.
That says he doesn't have the money anymore to compete everywhere. There needs to be a winding down, so he doesn't have to look like a deflating balloon.
amborin
(16,631 posts)7. wishful thinking from a Clinton shill publication
sadoldgirl
(3,431 posts)8. Why do the Clinton supporter have so little
respect for the people, who have not voted yet?
I also remember Mme. secretary stayed in the race
until June in 08.
Why are you unwilling to allow Bernie the same
opportunity?