Column: Sanders, Warren will help Clinton unite Democrats

[RandySF]

But the GOP candidate won’t be Clinton’s only asset. Once she’s sewn up the nomination, she’ll collect two endorsements that could sway skeptical progressives: one from Sanders, the other from Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.

“There’s going to be no reluctance on his part” if Clinton wins, Sanders’ chief strategist, Tad Devine, told me. “He has said that Hillary Clinton is extremely well qualified to be president. Meanwhile, he’s competing, and it’s going to go all the way to the end of the primaries.”

Warren hasn’t said when she’ll make an endorsement, but she’s already thinking about how she could play a role in helping Clinton win — and, meanwhile, nudging Clinton toward more progressive positions.

“Economic populism is driving a lot of the debate,” a person familiar with Warren’s thinking told me. “She knows how to communicate and operate in that space. She takes seriously her role in helping Democrats get it right.”

Warren has already lobbied Clinton to support expanding Social Security benefits, a favorite progressive goal. Last month, Clinton promised not to seek benefit cuts and said she wants to increase benefits for the poorest beneficiaries.

Warren also helped persuade Clinton to endorse legislation banning Wall Street executives from accepting “golden handshake” payments from their firms when they get government jobs.


http://www.eagletribune.com/opinion/column-sanders-warren-will-help-clinton-unite-democrats/article_0ed659b5-efea-5123-8b68-48ed5ddae79a.html

[riversedge]

1. of course they will.

[Fawke Em]

2. That won't change anyone's mind.

Many know that they'll play that game. Duh.

But, Independents and disenfranchised Democrats aren't going to care.

[onenote]

7. Because Sanders and Warren aren't leaders of the revolution

they're vessels into which a lot of revolutionaries have poured their support only to abandon it when it doesn't work out.

Of course, a leaderless revolution is destined to be a failed revolution.

[Fawke Em]

8. Well, Bernie even says he can't do anything without us.

So, I'm not technically disagreeing with you, but I don't think the revolution is really leaderless. I think it's being led by Millennials.

[marions ghost]

10. Yep led by Millennials all right

--and remember most of them have Boomer parents Shout out to their parents.

[basselope]

3. Hmm and yet I still won't vote for her.

Nor will millions of others.

She has no viable path.

[RandySF]

4. It's a free country

But I hope you're prepared to take responsibility for anything that would result from too many of you staying home. But I also know you are few and far between and the party will unite in Bovember. So please enjoy your self-importance.

[basselope]

5. The "party" is only 29% of America.

So they can "unite" all they want
But it won't do much good.

Wonder what drove so many people out?

[Fawke Em]

9. No. That would be the fault of Hillary supporters.

Bernie supporters have been trying to tell you guys for months that she's not viable and many can't and won't vote for another corporate owned war hawk establishment type. Y'all aren't listening.

[brooklynite]

6. The Lawrence Eagle-Tribune?

That's a paper I haven't read since I escaped from prep school in 1976...