Hillary Clinton really wants to win all those progressive, Bernie-loving youths over to her side—and she's trying to do that by adopting some of Sanders's campaign goals as her own.According to USA Today, Clinton rolled out some new points to her college tuition plan on Wednesday, and they share a lot in common with what Bernie was fighting for during his presidential run. Clinton's "College Compact," which aims to create a more affordable path to higher education for all students, doesn't quite adopt the Vermont senator's goal of free higher education across the board, but it definitely makes moves in that direction.Clinton's plan calls for free college tuition at public in-state universities for students from families that make less than $85,000 annually. That plan would slowly grow to cover families earning up to $125,000 annually after four years. Her plan would also make it easier for students to pay off their student loans by giving them a three-month freeze on student loan payments for federal borrowers.While Sanders has yet to officially endorse Clinton or even drop out of the race, he did praise her updated plan in a statement, saying that it will "revolutionize the funding of higher education in America." Sanders didn't let Clinton have all the credit, though—he made sure he pointed out that the new initiative is "a result of the work of both campaigns."With Sanders's blessing for the plan and President Obama campaigning at her side, Clinton is making moves to align her party and stride into the Democratic National Convention later this month as a united front to take on Trump.Read: What Can Be Done to Fix the Student Loan Crisis in 2016?Photo via Gage Skidmore/Wikicommons
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