Hillary Clinton is the likely Democratic nominee. But to win a resounding victory in November,she needs to convince Bernie Sanders supporters. Here’s howWhat does Bernie Sanders stand for? Beyond stirring speeches, a candidate must bear a plan for policy implementation, or a clear programme. But at a recent assembly with the editorial board of the unusual York Daily News Sanders could not put forth any coherent specifics on how he would go about breaking up the gigantic banks – one of the demands he’s most associated with in the public consciousness. He wasn’t sure whether the Fed had the power enact it or Congress,where the legal authority resided. He was shaky on Israel-Palestinian relations. He was fuzzy on a lot else. Then he absurdly called Hillary Clinton “unqualified” to be president. The Sanders campaign soon realised its mistake. On Friday morning the candidate was busy in television interviews explaining the precise section of the Dodd-Frank legislation that would apply. But this was too petite, too late. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com