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This is Hillary's Campaign Now

Ever since the Democratic primary race has been decided, all we’ve heard is: “What will Hillary Clinton do to appease Bernie Sanders voters?” “What will the DNC give Sanders to keep him happy?” “What will it take to woo those Bernie-or-Bust voters?” “How will Hillary keep Sanders supporters enthused?” The time for these questions to be the central point of her campaign is now over.   With her pick of Tim Kaine as her Vice Presidential running mate, Hillary Clinton has begun her fight against Donald Trump and the Republicans. No more reaching out to Bernie Sanders (though she’s done plenty of that already). No more running every decision through the “What Would Bernie Do?” filter.  When have we ever seen, or expected, a presidential candidate for either party to make so many concessions to the second place finisher? Why is her every decision framed in how Bernie’s supporters will be affected? At what point will we allow Hillary to run the campaign she w...