Barack Obama’s Mentor Believes Bernie Sanders ‘Will Be a Force’ Against Hillary

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6. Hillary has big problems.

It is the nature of politics to be biased towards your candidate choice, but despite the denial going on with Hillary supporters, she has big political problems.

And Sanders is indeed going to be a major force in bringing those to the fore.
Which is good because Hillary Clinton would be a flawed nominee that would likely bring defeat to the Democrats in November 2016.

So, it is not that Sanders is going to make Hillary a better candidate, it is that Sanders will save the Democratic Party from a catastrophic mistake.

Sanders is inspiring; Hillary is boring. Sanders is excited and passionate; Hillary is dull and pedantic. Sanders is older than Hillary, but comes off younger and more vigorous. Sanders is a progressive; Hillary is a centerist. Sanders if Mr. Clean; my god, Hillary has a trainload of questionable baggage.

Don't whistle past the graveyard -- yes, a crazy Repuglican can win against a bad Democratic nominee. My impression is that the electorate is still quite impatient for some meaningful change and a new direction, a far-right Repuglican provides that ... Clinton is the conventional, no-change, dull-as-dishwater candidate.

The nominee may very well not be Sen. Sanders, but there is a glimmer now that at least it won't be Mrs. Clinton and Democrats can keep the White House and regain Congress in 2016 with some new, bold, exciting leadership.