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In reply to the discussion: Democrats want 'major role' for Sanders: Reuters/Ipsos poll [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)The space on issues like war and peace (to kissinger or not to kissinger), trade, environment (fracking in particular), education funding, for-profit or non-profit healthcare insurance, and many other issues is vast.
A lot of Hillary supporters don't realize this.
Perhaps the biggest issues is how active the government should be in dealing with income disparity and the failure of the middle class. Hillary and Bernie disagree on the fundamentals on that issue.
This is not going to be a rift that can just be glued together with chewing gum.
And I do not think that Hillary or her supporters understand what is going on.
It isn't just about Bernie although Bernie's supporters (I am one) love him because of his human compassion and stubborn determination to do what is right and not just what is expedient or politically popular, but about the issues.
So this is a very different split in the Democratic Party than we saw in 2008. And I don't think Hillary is psychologically prepared to heal it. It's not in her nature. I hope I am wrong, but I am pretty sure I am right.