Sanders: I will upset Clinton and defeat Trump in November

[Purveyor]

Fresh off his victory in Indiana, Bernie Sanders expressed confidence that he can pull off "one of the great political upsets" in American history to defeat Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton and presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump.

At a Tuesday night press conference, the Vermont senator touted the momentum of his campaign while acknowledging that it's an uphill battle for him to clinch the nomination.

"We feel great about tonight, not only in winning here in Indiana ... but also gaining the momentum we need to take us to the finish line," Sanders said. "I sense some great deal of momentum. I sense some great victories coming."

"I sense some great victories coming, and I think while the path is narrow — and I do not deny that for a moment — I think we can pull off one of the great political upsets in the history of the United States and in fact become the nominee for the Democratic Party," he continued. "And once we secure that position, I have absolute confidence that we are gonna defeat Donald Trump in the general election."

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Sanders said he believes he's the best candidate to take on Trump in November. The real estate mogul is now the presumptive GOP nominee after his landslide victory in Indiana prompted Ted Cruz to suspend his campaign.

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[Betty Karlson]

1. Yes, I believe he will.

Feel the Bern!

[Garrett78]

2. His victory in Indiana left him further behind than he was before today.

The reality is that Sanders now needs an even greater percentage of the remaining delegates than he needed prior to the Indiana primary.

[anotherproletariat]

3. Oh Bernie, your senescence is showing...

Didn't they teach math back in the day?

[The Second Stone]

12. Not math

"democratic socialist math". That means you use a method of counting in every jurisdiction that puts the best spin on your actual outcome. Kind of like how advertising is done.

[cui bono]

4. Hillary was upset by Bernie a long time ago!

.

[UMTerp01]

5. ...

[dana_b]

6. I love his drive and his determination

He's been up against the Democratic establishment, the MSM, people not knowing WHO he is, precarious voting results in many states, very rich/powerful super pacs on the other side, and of course probably the most well known woman in politics and he is STILL winning some states! Bravo!

[Peace Patriot]

7. That's my "Seabiscuit"!

I called it, early on. Bernie Sanders is Seabiscuit--that squat, knock-kneed, empathetic horse with the heart of a great warrior who became the greatest and most loved race horse of all time, with utterly improbable victories that almost no one believed to be possible, who galvanized the American people in the darkest days of the Great Depression.

I just happened to be reading about Seabiscuit when I first became aware of Sanders' presidential campaign back in July-August 2015. As Sanders rode to one improbable victory after another--with, of course, big setbacks and dark moments all along the way (as with Seabiscuit) and with the entire establishment ridiculing him and trying their very best to ignore him (just as with Seabiscuit), I felt the heart of a great warrior arising among us. I wrote about it here. It's in my journal.

Americans do love an underdog--the come-from-behind winner, the one who fools "the experts," the one with all the handicaps and all the odds against him, the ragamuffin with the undiscovered genius, the one with a GREAT HEART who NEVER gives up.

That is Seabiscuit.

That is Bernie Sanders.

[pmorlan1]

29. Yup

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Seabiscuit beats WAR Admiral.

Seabiscuit was the underdog, the Cinderella Man of racing. “He was the horse from the other side of the tracks who became a champion,” Hillenbrand said.

War Admiral was the regal ruler of racing, the son of the great Man O’War (though Seabiscuit was related as well) who had won racing’s Triple Crown in 1937, an aristocratic horse that seemed unbeatable.

“A little horse with the heart of a lion and the flying feet of a gazelle yesterday proved his place as the gamest thoroughbred that ever raced over an American track.

[pdsimdars]

34. Hey, that was wonderful Thanks

and fitting too.

[pmorlan1]

39. You're Welcome

Yes, very fitting.

[AzDar]

8. I've no doubt that he will... meanwhile, let's upset her as well by asking for those Transcripts.

Go, Bernie... GO!

[Onlooker]

9. Poor Bernie if he really believes any of this.

He can't beat Hillary. He can't beat Donald. If he didn't run for office in a white liberal state like Vermont, he probably wouldn't even be in politics.

[Waiting For Everyman]

10. "Feel The Bern" vs. "Trudge Up The Hill" says it all.

(Obama was so right about that being a better slogan for her.)

I'll definitely go with "Feel The Bern". I think Bernie's right that most voters would too.

[Zynx]

11. Good Lord, how?

A pathetically low turnout election in Indiana that netted him five delegates doesn't mean much.

[Garrett78]

13. It means his path to victory got steeper.

He needs a greater percentage of the remaining delegates than he needed prior to the Indiana primary.

[Corporate666]

14. He doesn't believe it...

but he has a legion of naive doe-eyed sycophants that will keep throwing money at him believing his bullshit.

And he is only too happy to continue selling them an impossible dream to keep filling his coffers with cash.

[Stuckinthebush]

22. Money

It's his last hurrah. He needs to fill those bank accounts up before he fades away.

[Alfresco]

15. Bernie weakens himself everytime he makes these silly statements.

[randome]

16. Feel The Burn.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]A 90% chance of rain means the same as a 10% chance:
It might rain and it might not.[/center][/font][hr]

[Codeine]

17. "But I'm gonna need cash. . ." nt

[Nonhlanhla]

18. I think the stress of the long campaign is getting to him

Because how he could possibly believe this, I don't know. And I would like to think he's not deliberately lying.

[rock]

28. Here's how he could believe it

$

[pinebox]

19. Elections are about change

and Hillary is borrowing a page from the Obama 2012 play book.
Sorry, Hillary changes nothing. Bernie does. Hillary is more of the same and Bernie is fresh. In a GE, Bernie does better than Hillary and that is all to it.

[jack_krass]

20. Go Bernie!

[grossproffit]

21. BS and Kasich will still be campaigning come December.

[Demsrule86]

23. He is delusional

Bernie has lost his perspective completely. I can't believe he thinks that.

[Octafish]

24. Bernie's pretty good at predictions. Like the time in Iraq.

Another good example is Offshoring and the Panama Papers for Tax Dodgers.

So, it's a very likely he's correct on his chances in November, too.

[metroins]

27. No, no he isn't, not even remotely close

His chances in November are Zero.

He has already lost the nomination since early March.

He won't get to November because he won't get past July.

[Octafish]

32. Bernie started out at a relative disadvantage.

He wasn't married to the governor of Arkansas.

[pdsimdars]

35. Man, metroins, that sure sounds like despiration. . . .

[metroins]

36. No

It's an incredulous feeling of amazement that people believe this fraudulent campaign of untruths.

I personally did not care if Bernie stays in, but I'm extremely upset at him and his supporters spewing falsehoods about a path to the nomination and his calculated raising of money from people by selling false hope.

It's disgusting to me.

[Lizzie Poppet]

40. "fraudulent campaign of untruths" The projection...it's OVER 9000!!!

Fucking priceless...

[metroins]

42. I'm glad you like dbz as well.

[Lizzie Poppet]

43. Fun stuff, innit?

[pdsimdars]

44. You got it backwards. . . and I am not going to explain it to you now if you don't see it already.

But maybe you can answer this question.




Which of these issues are the ones you support so strongly? Which ones are the ones you give money to her campaign for?

[JaneyVee]

25. Bernie. Its. Over.

[FlatBaroque]

26. We are Berniecrats and We are behind you all the way, Bernie /

[KoKo]

37. ....!

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[beaglelover]

30. Good luck with that St Bernard you old socialist loser!

LOL!!!!!

[Hiraeth]

38. I coud write something equally shitty about Hillary but, I won't.

[farleftlib]

45. Stay classy

Just like HRC, Bernie shows class, HRC shows her ass.

[LanternWaste]

31. He's a good orator and uses rhetorical devices to great effectiveness in political speeches. nt

He's a good orator and uses rhetorical devices to great effectiveness in political speeches.

[carburyme]

33. Ca-Ching Ching!

Money drying up huh Bernie?

As long as his supporters are buying into his lies and deceit he'll keep on keeping on.

This is so sad..

[Lizzie Poppet]

41. Bye, low-post-count Felicia!

[Beacool]

46. Sure, Sanders, don't reality and facts get in your way..........

[Rosa Luxemburg]

47. Oh yes!