2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: It's not Bernie's fault his supporters think the system is rigged-the SYSTEM IS RIGGED. [View all]Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)I don't want her to be a status quo centrist and to fail(which is what being centrist on anything would mean). I want her to prove that she can be trusted.
She needs to be doing the kind of work now to connect with the young.
She needs to find the ways to say "yes, you are right. There are massive problems with corruption, arrogance, militarism and lack of compassion in our current way of doing things. I will work with YOU to change that, and I accept that what you all do as activists is just as valid a way of serving this country as what I hope to do as president".
This is why releasing the transcripts now would help.
It would send the message "I can handle you folks knowing the truth. I'm tough enough to let you know what I was saying and why I was saying it. And I accept that you had good reason to be suspicious of my motives in making all those speeches and am willing to change and grow in response to that".
That would read as courage and leadership.
Her obsession with secrecy always hurts her and always makes her look worse than she needs to. She can only look stronger by letting go of that and letting it all hang out.