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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumFirst Read: The Unity Gap Between Democrats and Republicans
The Unity Gap: Democrats appear to be uniting in a more orderly manner than Republicans are
No one is 100% sure how President Obama's meeting with Bernie Sanders will go at 11:15 am ET at the White House, but it sure seems like Democrats are unifying in a more orderly manner than Republicans are. After he meets with the president, Sanders huddles with Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid at 2:00 pm ET.
Note this dispatch from NBC's Chris Jansing: "[Last night], Bernie Sanders called members of his senior staff and longtime aides to his house for a meeting that included Jeff Weaver, Tad Devine, Michael Briggs, Shannon Jackson and others. He's now said to be in a positive frame of mind and focused on Thursday's meetings -- some of the good feeling apparently motivated by Biden's 'we should be graceful' [comment], but I also got a very positive reaction to [Obama's remarks to Jimmy Fallon] giving Sanders props for bringing 'new ideas' and tremendous energy to the campaign."
As we wrote earlier this week, WWBD -- What Will Bernie Do? -- is one of the most important storylines for Democrats this summer. But the early signs suggest that this is playing out exactly how Obama and Hillary Clinton want it to play out. What to watch for: Will the upcoming polls show Clinton consolidating the Democratic vote?
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/first-read-unity-gap-between-democrats-republicans-n588756
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First Read: The Unity Gap Between Democrats and Republicans (Original Post)
NCTraveler
Jun 2016
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Larkspur
(12,804 posts)1. Democrats will unite; its the party unaffiliates who HRC has to work to earn their vote.
CrowCityDem
(2,348 posts)2. Yesterday showed; Democrats are fully united.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)3. Yes ... DEMOCRATS are!