Although Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is not bowing out of the race to become the Democratic Party’s 2016 presidential nominee, he has taken the first steps to close the gaping divide in the party. After speaking with President Barack Obama, Sanders said, in a press conference, that he will continue his campaign to the Washington Primary next week, which is the last primary for the Democrats. However, he resisted raising critical comments against his opponent Hillary Clinton; instead he highlighted issues that were important to him: university debt levels, sustainability of Medicare and Medicaid, crumbling infrastructure, growing income inequality and the nation’s crumbling infrastructure. Shifting away from his negative rhetoric against Clinton, he had some positive word for the presumptive Democratic nominee, which Clinton cemented on Tuesday after winning four out of six primaries, including the delegate-rich state of California. Sanders said after the Super Tuesday primary, he called Clinton to congratulate her on winning a majority of delegates and he added that he is committed to working with her to defeat Republican candidate Donald Trump. He also said that he is looking forward to working with Clinton to "create a government that represents all of us and not just the 1%." Sanders said that he believes that a Donald Trump Presidency would be disastrous for the country. “I am going to do everything in my power to make sure Donald Trump is not elected as president,” he said. While Sanders is still on the campaign trail it appears that he is resolved to not be the Democrats candidate and I think Trump is now in trouble. Trump has benefited from Sanders’ attacks on Clinton but now the two are on the same page and have their targets set on him. In the next few months, starting with the July convention, the Democratic Party will heal its wounds from the divided campaign and will present a strong united front against Trump. Trump will definitely have an uphill battle as it appears that he is unable to bring the Republican Party together. The divide has widened once again as a result of his racist comments towards the judge presiding over his Trump University lawsuit.
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