Bernie Sanders sees 'path toward victory'
US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says he sees a 'path toward victory' after scoring three more victories against Hillary Clinton on Saturday, winning caucuses in the Western states of Washington, Alaska and Hawaii.
But despite those impressive wins, Sanders still trails Clinton significantly in the delegate count, largely because of her lead among superdelegates.
Based on some estimates, Sanders needs to win 73 percent of the remaining delegates to clinch the nomination. He disagreed.
“No, I don’t accept that. That is not the case,” Sanders said Sunday on ABC's "This Week." “I will not deny for one second that we still remain the underdogs, but we have come a long, long way, you will have to concede, in the last 10 months. We do have a path toward victory.”
Sanders believes his recent string of victories shows he can not only win the Democratic nomination, but also succeed in the general presidential election, including against Republican Party frontrunner Donald Trump.
“We won three landslides last night (Saturday). We won six out of seven contests in the last 11 days. We’ve cut Secretary Clinton’s lead by a third during that period of time,” said Sanders.
"A national poll just came out that had us one point ahead of Secretary Clinton when we started 60 points behind, and every national and state poll that I have seen, virtually every one, has us defeating Donald Trump," he added.
According to a CNN/ORC survey last week, Sanders has a 20-point lead over in a head-to-head contest. Clinton held a 12-point lead over Trump in the same survey.
Some critics have expressed concern that a continued battle between Sanders and Clinton could hurt the Democratic Party in November. But Sanders said his criticisms of Clinton are important during the nomination process.
“That’s what a campaign is about," he said. "I do not run negative ads, but clearly contrasting my position with Secretary Clinton’s is what a campaign is supposed to be about."
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