2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Advice to Hillary in advance of her meeting with Sanders on Tuesday [View all]glowing
(12,233 posts)Clinton supporters is going to be semi-difficult... Plus, I don't think she will bother. She's getting plenty or Republican support at the moment. The Coke Bro's don't care for Donald at the moment and are seemingly happy with Hillary. She certainly isn't anti- oil or anti-fracking or anti-war.
I think the establishment is still going to try and overplay their hand on the populace to rid themselves of a "revolution" that gives power back to the people. But I don't think that genie is going back in the bottle.
On the other hand, she's done taken every nickel and dime from every corporation ever, knows just about everyone, has her hit lists and dirty laundry lists on just about everyone in DC, has literally bought new outlets that are friendly to her, and seems to own the DNC, if she wanted to choose to be progressive, I think she could easily. On the other hand, she's amassed almost as much power as the RNC has, with the exception of talk radio, but there are quite a few progressive online outlets now that have podcasts and YouTube channels.
She can use this power for good or she can use it for evil, however, there's no further higher achievement than the Presidency for her to go. This is the end. She can write her own history. She doesn't have to be the new-liberal, pro-corporate, pro-MIC, etc President. If she really wanted to make history, she would adopt a more FDR approach for the country.
Ultimately, it's up to her. She can listen to Sander's champion just causes, listen to his ideas about bringing all of these new, young voters into the Democratic Party with a welcoming hand, listen to him regarding what his campaign sees as the most important issues to enfold into her campaign. But no one is "mansplaing" shit. I'm a woman and I would like to see the "Bernie issues" addressed. I want to see a future for my child that I certainly don't see for myself.
she has 4 years to prove herself. Nothing is a guarantee. Shoot, the presidency isn't even a guarantee in November.
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