Reich writes: "It's hardly necessary to tell big donors to unite behind Hillary because they already have; Bernie isn't getting their money."
Robert Reich. (photo: Steve Russell/Toronto Star/Getty)
18 March 16
ccording to today's New York Times (whose recent track record of impartiality is hardly impeccable), President Obama held a private meeting with key Democratic donors last Friday in which he told them it’s time to unite behind Hillary Clinton in order to defeat Donald Trump. In “unusually candid remarks,” Obama acknowledged she’s perceived to have weaknesses as a candidate and some Democrats view her as inauthentic, but he said authenticity isn’t all that important, pointing to the fact that George W. Bush was once praised for his authenticity.
If the story is true, it was a bad idea for the President to hold such a meeting because:
What do you think?