The Big Tent option misses Robert Reich

(Via MyDD.)

What both Obama and Clinton have been doing for the Democratic Party this nomination battle has been historical and will have long-term benefits. They are defining the new Democratic majority. Obama is bringing in masses of the millennial youth. He’ll need to show leadership over the coming years to keep them with us. Read that book I’ve been talking about, Millennial Makeover, to realize how this becomes a powerful political force. Clinton, I told all my Texas friends, would be the long hoped for candidate that rallies the Latino voters, as she’s done throughout the country, to vote Democratic in higher numbers than ever before. Consider the amount of people-powered donors that Obama has now. He literally has the power to send a million dollars to any Democratic candidate through his supporter list. Consider the gender gap that Clinton has created with women voting in higher numbers than men, and how powerful that will be for Democrats.

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