Bernie Sanders States Why He Deserves Superdelegates
Senator Bernie Sanders made a surprise appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, where Colbert asked Sanders one question about his campaign. Colbert to Senator Sanders: “You say superdelegates will switch from Mrs. Clinton to you as you start winning more states. Why do you want the Democratic Party to be thrown into such chaos like the Republican side, where they will have a contested convention.” And as you might expect, the Sanders response was as awesome as his entrance. Sanders replied: “I think superdelegates should listen to the will of the people. If you get 60, 70, 80 percent of the vote of the state, I think the superdelegates should vote for us.”
Despite Sanders feeling he is the best Democratic candidate, it’s more about him being the best candidate to win the election. Sanders ended his response by saying, “When we are defeating Donald Trump and the last polls by 15 or 20 points and we are the strongest candidate, I believe, in taking on any Republican candidate, I would hope superdelegates take a look at who the strongest Democratic candidate is — and that’s me.”
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert airs weeknights at 11:35 p.m. on CBS.
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