With Clinton poised for Democratic victory, her task is to unify her party
EIGHT years ago, Hillary Clinton made way for Barack Obama to conquer the White House, conceding defeat after a fractious primary race, and throwing her full weight behind him.Now it is she who faces the arduous task of unifying her camp after a sometimes bitter battle with Bernie Sanders.On paper, it seems an easier task than the one facing her Republican rival Donald Trump, whose insurgent candidacy and incendiary comments — dubbed "racist" by leading GOP figures — are tearing his party apart.But Clinton’s challenge remains very real, with one big question still unanswered: how will Bernie Sanders behave towards the nominee he fought tooth-and-nail to stop? The Vermont senator told supporters late on Tuesday that he would "continue the fight" for the Democratic nomination and stay in the race until the party’s convention in Philadelphia in July, to drive home his message about reforming Wall Street, the minimum wage and the role of money in politics.Sanders acknowledged "a very, v...
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