Clinton’s Bid for Democratic Unity a Tough Sell Among Some Sanders Supporters
Careful courting of ideological, demographic, and geographic subgroups is key to swinging voters to her side.
Trump vs. Clinton: Who Do the Markets Want?
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With every pledge to unify the Democratic Party, Hillary Clinton is acknowledging one of her biggest challenges between now and November: getting millions of Bernie Sanders' fans to give her their votes.
The Clinton campaign is still trying to figure out exactly what Sanders wants in exchange for rallying his supporters to her side. In recent weeks, he’s suggested that Clinton can’t expect them to just fall in line, but he hasn’t enumerated exactly what he believes would draw them in. He hasn’t said which of his policy positions is most important for her to adopt or at least shift closer toward, or what other moves she could make that would satisfy him.