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Reich writes: "I thought Bernie's address last night to the Democratic convention was powerful and eloquent. Noting that nobody was more disappointed than he was by the result of the primary, he built a case for taking a larger view."

Bernie Sanders addresses the Democratic National Convention. (photo: AP)
Bernie Sanders addresses the Democratic National Convention. (photo: AP)


Bernie's Address to the Democratic Convention

By Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Facebook Page

27 July 16

 

thought Bernie’s address last night to the Democratic convention was powerful and eloquent. Noting that nobody was more disappointed than he was by the result of the primary, he built a case for taking a larger view. “Election days come and go, but the struggle of the people to create a government which represents all of us and not just the one per cent … that struggle continues,” Sanders said. “This election is about—and must be about—the needs of the American people and the kind of future we create for our children and our grandchildren. We need leadership in this country which will improve the lives of working families, the children, the elderly, the sick, and the poor,” he said. “We need leadership which brings our people together and makes us stronger, not leadership which insults Latinos, Muslims, women, African-Americans, and veterans, and seeks to divide us up. By these measures, any objective observer will conclude that, based on her ideas and her leadership, Hillary Clinton must become the next President of the United States.”

He also made the case for Clinton directly. “Hillary Clinton understands that if someone in this country works forty hours a week, that person should not be living in poverty,” he said. A bit later, he added, “Hillary Clinton will nominate justices to the Supreme Court who are prepared to overturn Citizens United and end the movement toward oligarchy that we are seeing in this country.” And: “Hillary Clinton understands that we have to invest in education and jobs for our young people, not more jails or incarceration.”

Importantly, he also stressed that the movement he mobilized will go onward. "Together we have begun a political revolution to transform America and that revolution continues."

Yes, it does.

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