Contact: Michael Briggs
Sanders Campaign Prepares for Remaining Primaries
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ spokesman,
Michael Briggs, issued the following statement on Wednesday:
“Our campaign has now completed 80 percent of the primaries and
caucuses. We look forward to winning here in Indiana next Tuesday and
in the few remaining states and territories holding primaries and
caucuses in May and June. That means that we no longer require many of
the loyal and dedicated state and national support staffers who helped
us in places like New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maryland,
Delaware, Pennsylvania and other states where the nominating contests
have been completed.
“We will continue to have a strong and dedicated staff of more than 300
workers who are going to help us win in California and other contests
still to come.
“This campaign believes that we have a path toward victory and we’re
going to marshal our resources to do everything we can to win the
Democratic nomination.”
April 27, 2016
Contact: Michael Briggs
Sanders: I’m In It to Win It
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Declaring that he is “in this campaign to win and become the Democratic nominee,” U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday told a rally at Purdue University that he is the Democrats’ best hope to defeat Donald Trump in November.“If you want the candidate who will be the strongest nominee, you’re looking at that candidate right now,” Sanders told 2,267 cheering supporters at the rally in a student center. “The reason I am the strongest candidate is that our campaign is appealing not just to Democrats but to independents all over this country and even some Republicans.”
In poll after poll, Sanders fares much better than Hillary Clinton in matchups with Trump and other Republican White House hopefuls.
Sanders’ appeal to independents was evident on Tuesday when he won by 12-points in Rhode Island, a state with an open primary where independents could vote. That outcome should send a message to delegates going to the Democratic National Convention this summer, he said. “What I hope delegates understand is that the national election is an open process. Guess what? Independents vote in that process,” Sanders said. “And it turns out that we are overwhelmingly winning the independent vote.”
Sanders acknowledged that Clinton currently leads in the number of delegates headed to Philadelphia, but he said sees a narrow path to victory as voters in Indiana go to the polls next Tuesday and nine more states have elections on the calendar before the primary process comes to a close in June.
“We are behind today. But you know what? Unusual things happen in politics,” he said. “With your help, superdelegates may reach the conclusion that Bernie Sanders will be the strongest candidate against Donald Trump or any other candidate.”
Sanders was headed later Wednesday to another rally in Bloomington, Indiana, before flying to Oregon, another state where voters have yet to weigh in on who should be the Democratic Party nominee for president.
