{"id":37810,"date":"2016-05-12T10:51:40","date_gmt":"2016-05-12T14:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=37810"},"modified":"2016-05-12T10:51:40","modified_gmt":"2016-05-12T14:51:40","slug":"sanders-nominating-clinton-would-be-disaster-for-party-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=37810","title":{"rendered":"Sanders: Nominating Clinton would be \u2018disaster\u2019 for party, nation"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0By Ben Wolfgang<\/span> – The Washington Times<\/span><\/h4>\n

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Fresh off a big win in the West Virginia primary, Sen. Bernard Sanders<\/a>\u2018 campaign said Wednesday the Democratic Party would be courting \u201cdisaster\u201d if it nominates Hillary Clinton<\/a> as its presidential nominee.<\/p>\n

In a fundraising email to supporters, Sanders<\/a> campaign manager Jeff Weaver cited recent polls showing the Vermont senator performing better against Republican Donald Trump<\/a> in general election match-ups. Recent surveys have shown Mrs. Clinton<\/a> virtually tied with Mr. Trump<\/a> in the key battleground states of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida.<\/p>\n

Citing those troubling figures, Mr. Weaver said the Democratic Party \u2014 and its superdelegates who are free to support either candidate \u2014 must reject Mrs. Clinton<\/a> and embrace Mr. Sanders<\/a>, or face a crushing defeat in November.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cFor months, Bernie Sanders has out-polled Hillary Clinton<\/a> againstDonald Trump<\/a>, and often by extraordinarily large margins. Because we must do everything we can to defeat Trump<\/a> in November, our mission is to win as many pledged delegates as we can between now and June 14,\u201d when the primary season ends, Mr. Weaver said. \u201cThen we\u2019re going to have a contested convention where the Democratic Party must decide if they want the candidate with the momentum who is best positioned to beat Trump<\/a>, or if they are willing to roll the dice and court disaster simply to protect the status quo for the political and financial establishment of this country.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Weaver also dismissed the notion that his candidate fares better against Mr. Trump<\/a> only because he hasn\u2019t been under the same white-hot spotlight Mrs. Clinton<\/a> has faced for years.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome people say we do better against Trump<\/a> because we haven\u2019t faced the Republican attack machine yet. But we\u2019ve been told our goals for the future are utopian, and that our plans would raise taxes on middle class families. We just never thought those attacks would come in a Democratic primary. Yet somehow we keep winning,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are the best chance to defeat Trump<\/a> because people united can never be defeated. That is why we must keep fighting.\u201d<\/p>\n

For her part, Mrs. Clinton<\/a> still is trying to ignore Mr. Sanders<\/a> and turn all of her attention to the November battle with Mr. Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But even the Clinton campaign has been forced to concede that it is neck and neck with Mr. Trump<\/a> in key battleground states, and actually trailing in Ohio, according to recent polling. Clinton<\/a> campaign manager Robby Mook on Wednesday morning sounded an almost desperate tone in a fundraising email, saying Mrs. Clinton<\/a> needs more money or she risks falling even further behind against Mr. Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t say this enough times: These polls don\u2019t predict the future. We can change them by making sure voters know about Hillary<\/a>\u2019s vision for our country. But we need to get started RIGHT NOW,\u201d he said before asking supporters to donate to the campaign.<\/p>\n

The fundraising pitch cited this week\u2019s Quinnipiac survey of battleground states, which shows Mrs. Clinton<\/a> leading Mr. Trump<\/a> by just 1 percentage point in Florida and Pennsylvania and down by 4 percentage points in Ohio.<\/p>\n

While those poll numbers surely are alarming for Democrats, it\u2019s now all but certain Mrs. Clinton<\/a> will be her party\u2019s nominee.<\/p>\n

She leads Mr. Sanders<\/a> among pledged delegates 1,716 to 1,433, according to an Associated Press tally. Among superdelegates, she\u2019s ahead 524 to 40.<\/p>\n

It takes 2,383 delegates to seal the nomination.<\/p>\n

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