I don't get this whole PoC discussion...

[Hekate]

161. Critique of the economy is necessary, but it LEAVES OUT the fact that it is ONLY ONE WAY...

...of analyzing life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

PoC have unique circumstances that need to be addressed head-on, not shuffled into a heap labeled "Raise minimum wage," or "Free college for all." PoC here and elsewhere have addressed these issues, and I will not speak for them.

Women also have unique circumstances and needs, AND WE ARE OVER HALF OF VOTERS. Younger women may not recognize how important these circumstances are until they are embroiled in holding down a job, caring for children, running a household, and trying to stay connected with a partner ALL AT THE SAME TIME.

Men of any age at all do not get pregnant, period. Women are faced with the possibility every month from early teens to late forties. (Or possibly longer. A pelvic ultrasound revealed a ripened egg follicle when I was 53.) Or not, when they want to.

This issue alone is absolutely not addressed by a speech on the rigged economy, nor is it addressed by promises of health care for all, not when so many Congresscritters are so anti choice they don't even want contraception covered. Nor is it addressed by the notion that got floated that health care for all should be the provenance of the individual states -- some of which turned down federal money for ACA, and many of which are passing laws that effectively overturn Roe Vs Wade, and did I mention they are mightily against nearly all forms of contraception as well?

Clinton's "secret sauce," as you put it is no secret at all. She has been not just an ally but a lifelong activist on women's issues, and she has built enduring relationships (just as, incidentally, she has been a lifelong activist for African Americans and Latinos, and has built enduring relationships in those communities).

So as a woman of a certain age trying to draw an analogy with my personal concerns, let me say that when nonwhite voters speak about their concerns vis a vis Bernie, I think we Democrats ought to listen and learn, not dismiss them. It's their lives and their experiences.