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SOURCE: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/27/bernie-sanders-dems-superdelegate-showdown-117768
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During a CNN town hall this week, Sanders suggested that if a Democratic candidate enters the convention with a “substantial plurality” of delegates, that person should face President Donald Trump in November.He made the same argument during a recent debate in Nevada, where he was the only candidate out of six on stage to say the person with the most delegates should win the nomination.Top Democrats have downplayed divides within the party over Sanders, stressing unity and universally vowing to rally behind the eventual nominee.House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries declared himself “aggressively neutral” to reporters on Wednesday, declining to say what advice, if any, he is offering his members about Sanders atop the ticket. Several Democrats have pointed out that Sanders’ call for his party to back the frontrunner — rather than risk a dramatic 11th hour nomination fight — would go against the rules that he and his allies made happen.“He was promoting the change that we currently have, which is to take superdelegates out of the first round,” added Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Md.), who has endorsed former South Bend, Ind.. So I mean I don’t think they have a claim to any mantle.” Several congressional Democrats have also argued that if Sanders, or any candidate, has a plurality of delegates, it shouldn’t be difficult to attract a majority of delegates on the second ballot.“They should work until they get one who has the majority, it’s a process,” said Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), who hasn’t yet endorsed a Democratic presidential candidate. Some Democrats argued that it’s too early to speculate about a brokered convention ahead of Super Tuesday, which could again shake up the race.“The party’s primary goal needs to be unity against Donald Trump,” said Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), adding that he still believes one candidate will receive a majority of delegates before the convention.“If I had to predict, the only prediction that I would make with absolute certainty is there will be a lot of surprises.”Heather Caygle contributed to this report.Link Copied © 2020 POLITICO LLC

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