2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Clinton camp shrugs off Sanders: He's "an afterthought" [View all]Overseas
(12,121 posts)She could really help our country most by using his movement to justify the dramatic change our country needs by
-- banning fracking, which is dangerous to those who live near the wells and to the planet, since that gas needs to stay in the ground.
-- institute emergency greening of our infrastructure which will create jobs and reduce our CO2 emissions
-- cancel the TPP, which gives corporations far too much power when they already have too much
-- restore the Voting Rights Act to reduce and roll back the GOP voter suppression that has resulted from its repeal
-- bring in Medicare for All, more necessary than ever due to the current and impending public health crises resulting from climate and economic disruption.
She could do a lot more for her legacy by using the Bernie movement to back up the need to deprivatize government services and restore accountability and efficiency to them.