Bernie Sanders. Cliff Owen/AP/Press Association Images. All rights reserved.Now it’s confirmed, Hillary Clinton will be the candidate for the Democratic Party at the American presidential elections scheduled in November of this year. After her win in the primary in California, she has obtained the majority of the delegates and ensured her nomination.
Bernie Sanders has achieved results far beyond anyone’s expectations: he has built a campaign entirely financed by small donations around the themes of social justice and democratic accountability, usually essentially absent in mainstream American politics, challenged the financial and media establishment of the country, and successfully mobilised millions of people, especially among the youth. Sanders has brought a breath of fresh air into the oligarchic American political system, and has achieved an impressive result, considering the conditions of the contest. For these reasons, Bernie Sanders can also without doubt be considered the winner of these primaries.
At this point, however, two very important questions are becoming pressing. The first is whether Bernie Sanders will endorse Hillary Clinton for the presidential election against Donald Trump, the Republican candidate. The second regards how to turn the momentum and the energy of Bernie’s campaign into a more durable and resilient movement.
