Why Hillary Clinton will fail to unite the Democratic Party

Everyday people are rebelling against globalist elites like Clinton. How can she win them over?

Hillary Clinton will have a difficult time uniting the Democrats.
(Image credit: Photo illustration | Images courtesy of iStock)

It was a nice made-for-TV moment: At the Democratic National Convention, Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton's hapless primary opponent, put in Clinton's name for nomination as president of the United States, unanimously and by acclamation.

But that small show of unity was quickly drowned out by the shouts of "Ber-nie! Ber-nie!" that seemed to ascend from the floor each time the words "Hillary" or "Clinton" were mentioned. Here was another made-for-TV moment, albeit in a different and damaging way.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
To continue reading this article...
Continue reading this article and get limited website access each month.
Get unlimited website access, exclusive newsletters plus much more.
Cancel or pause at any time.
Already a subscriber to The Week?
Not sure which email you used for your subscription? Contact us
Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry

Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry is a writer and fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. His writing has appeared at Forbes, The Atlantic, First Things, Commentary Magazine, The Daily Beast, The Federalist, Quartz, and other places. He lives in Paris with his beloved wife and daughter.