United We Stand Tall

Following Kristof's article about the relationship between Sanders and Clinton, I set out to learn more about the connection between the two. This goal led me to "The Hillary and Bernie Road Trip" by Gail Collins, also a columnist for the New York Times. Collins's perspective is strikingly similar to Kristof's when it comes to the ties between the Democratic candidates.
To open the article, Collins references the post-primary bonding between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in 2008 and acknowledges that Clinton-Sanders would be a tougher merge, suggesting that she not only realizes the difficulty of the situation, but also that she has the knowledge and credibility to address the presidential election. Clinton critiques the relationship between Obama and Clinton throughout the presidential election of 2008 and explains how it mirrors that of Sanders and Clinton. Collins then asserts that the first useful thing Sanders needs to do is to stop suggesting that Clinton stole the nomination.
Collins tells Sanders, a part of her target audience, that no one can complain about the role of superdelegates... Unless you're Donald Trump, who tries to welcome Sanders's followers to become his supporters with "open arms." Collins states that this was Trump's attempt to appear as a normal candidate but quickly dismissing that fact, suggesting that this is never going to last. Is Collins referencing Trump's ability to be a normal candidate or America if he wins the presidency? It almost seems to be both.
Returning to Democrats, the bulk of her targeted audience, Collins states that Clinton is already coming around on many of Sanders's views. With being pitted against Trump right around the corner, Clinton may have to resort to talk about uniting us all and being a president for all Americans, which basically means nothing because no one ever follows through on such a statement, referencing Zachary Taylor and and what he delivered.
Therefore, Collins argues that the only way for the Democrats to come out on top is if Sanders admits Clinton won fair and square with 16.2 million votes to 12.3 million. Although Collins hopes this confession will occur, she suggests that a bonding trip is in order if it does not—anything to keep Trump out of the White House.