2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: WaPo: "Bernie Sanders just gave an amazingly condescending interview about Hillary Clinton" [View all]David__77
(23,320 posts)"It's a question of the American people understanding that Secretary Clinton is prepared to stand with them as they work longer hours for low wages, as they cannot afford health care, as their kids can't afford to go to college. Make it clear that she is on their side, that she is prepared to take on Wall Street, the drug companies, fossil fuel industry. Deal with the global crisis of climate change. I have no doubt that if Secretary Clinton makes that position, those positions clear, she will defeat Trump and defeat him by a very wide margin."
I can envision a Clinton campaign as attempting a broad centrist "unity front" type of candidacy aimed at uniting Democrats and Republicans not comfortable with Trump. I can alternatively imagine a left-of-center Clinton campaign that sets up a stark choice between "left" and "right." Ultimately, I'm not sure whether it matters which campaign is run in terms of what the result will be once in office.