What Hillary does after she concedes the nomination could be critical. [View all]

[PowerToThePeople]

There's no doubt that Hillary fires up a segment of the 3rd way base for whom Bernie doesn't do much. And so there's concern that the primary campaign could hurt Bernie's chances in the GE, particularly if she starts attacking him more aggressively from the right. I don't think this will happen.

On the other hand, there is also a great opportunity here to unite the party. From the day that Hillary concedes, there will be a number of neoliberals who will be deciding whether to stay home in November or to vote for Bernie. If Hillary decides to campaign for Bernie as forcefully as she did for Obama in 08, this could be pivotal in turning out the neolibs. We could end up with the best of both worlds: a candidate with broad appeal and a strong and well-funded campaign, and also an enthusiastic base. In this "best case scenario", Dems could win not only the white house, but also the senate and possibly the house as well.

edit - posted in response to this OP.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6764572