in 1988 vermont caucused for jesse jackson. in 2008

[Sancho]

30. I watched his speech, and it differs dramatically from Hillary, Obama, or even Jeb...

Those people don't want to attack Wall Street: their retirement funds and union retirements depend on investments. They are against the Robin Hood tax. They want regulation, but not a tax of any kind on transactions.

They want a path to citizenship. That's number one on the list. Bernie barely mentions it. Hillary, Obama, and even Jeb at least recognize the issue.

Women's issue - many revolving around equal pay and health care are a BIG issue for independents. Hillary hits that one hard every chance she gets. Bernie doesn't make it a point of his platform.

Immigrants want an emphasis on international relations - economic plus every other way. They are ok with trade agreements if they are fair, and they come from countries where US corporations and the US government were bullies. They see both sides of trade agreements.

To win over independents that are minority, immigrants, and women - Bernie needs to replace some "economic social justice" content with "international and gender social justice". The Clinton foundation is seen to be doing good work by many independents, and even some of the Christian rightwing. That gets them votes and Hillary mentions it in every speech. Supporting education of women world-wide is a big plus too.

I think that Bernie misses the boat for base voters if he sticks to his last speech.