Politico has an excellent piece of reporting from within the Sanders campaign on their future efforts. A great read and very encouraging for those of us who are anticipating unity within the party. It appears that staff within the Sanders group are already starting to shift their focus toward assisting Clinton in the general.
Sanders’ tech team is already expressing interest in working on Clinton’s behalf to drum up enthusiasm among young voters — a critical demographic for Democrats that Sanders dominated and Clinton struggled with during the primaries.
“Getting a bunch of kids stoked on the process is very important to ensure a Trump presidency is not possible,” said Arun Chaudhary, the Sanders videographer who joined the senator's team at the White House on Thursday to take pictures surrounding his meeting with Obama.
“We’ll all be helping the Hillary team in the general election in one capacity or another,” said Ken Strasma, the CEO of Haystaq DNA.
This is promising news for the Clinton campaign. Yes these people need jobs and that is part of the equation, but there is no one who better knows how to reach out to Sanders supporters than his own team. This shift in tone isn’t just from within the ranks either. Apparently Bernie has already started to make peace with his colleagues within the party and ease their worries about unity.
Taking to the halls of the Senate after his White House meeting, Sanders was received warmly even by leaders who support Clinton and who’ve urged him to exit the race.
“I’m in a good place with Bernie,” Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said of a Thursday meeting with Sanders, who’s been invited to address the Senate Democrats next Tuesday — now widely thought to be the final day of his campaign.
“Bernie’s going to be very good for the party."