Bernie Sanders is having an eventful week. For instance, he strongly defended his supporters who threw chairs at the Nevada Democratic Party Convention, and sent threats to the state party’s chairwoman, after she invalidated 60 of Sanders’ delegates. Sanders’ troubles with the Democratic party also run national, with The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah questioning DNC chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz in early April on why Hillary Clinton would still be able to win the nomination, given her advantage with superdelegates, even if Sanders were to win the majority of primaries and votes.
Now Sanders is saying that Debbie Wasserman Schultz would not remain as the head of the Democratic Party were he to become president. Speaking on Sunday with CNN, anchor Jake Tapper asked Sanders about whether he supports Wasserman Schultz, who is currently running in a primary for re-election to her seat in the House of Representatives against law professor Tim Canova, who is a Sanders supporter.
Well, clearly I favor her opponent. His views are much closer to mine than as to Wasserman Schultz’s. And let me also say this, in all due respect to the current chairperson, if elected president, she would not be reappointed to be chair of the DNC.
What’s more is that Tapper and Sanders spend most of this interview arguing over Sanders’ chances to clinch the Democratic nomination as the underdog candidate. Sanders vows to stay in the race to try and get the majority of pledged delegates on his side, but that superdelegates need to reevaluate the race too. “But what I also believe, it’s incumbent upon some of these superdelegates — people who came on board Clinton’s campaign before anyone else was in the race — to take an objective look at which candidate is stronger.” It’s clear that forcing people to confront questions like these make Sanders staying in the race worth it for him.
As for what Wasserman Schultz thinks of Sanders’ endorsement against her, she told CBS News that she remains neutral in the nomination process. “I look forward to working together with him for Democratic victories in the fall,” she says, expecting his cooperation, whether he gets the nomination or not.
(via CBS News)