As poll after poll finds Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden leading President Donald Trump, a new report by The Washington Post says one of his former primary contenders is privately nervous about the former vice president’s chances of winning the election.
However, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) says he does not have doubts about Biden’s prospects for winning in November. During an appearance on MSNBC on Sunday, Sanders was asked if the report was true.
“No, of course, they’re not true,” Sanders said, adding, “What I have said privately is what I have said publicly. And that is, I think Biden is in an excellent position to win this election.”
He continued, “But, I think we have got to do more as a campaign than just go after Trump. Trump is a disaster, I think most people know it, but we also have to give people a reason to vote for Joe Biden.”
Sanders said the campaign should focus more on Biden’s vision for the economy. Additionally, he said voters want to hear more from Biden about healthcare and climate change.
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The Post reported on Sept. 12 that Sanders has been privately sharing his concern about Biden’s campaign strategy and his fear that the former vice president will lose the election.
Sanders, who lost his primary bid to Biden, has been publicly supporting the Democratic nominee. However, he has been encouraging the campaign to focus more on the economy instead of just attacking the president.
The Post’s report comes as polls show Biden has a steady lead over Trump nationally and in several key battleground states.
A RealClearPolitics average of national polls has Biden up 7.5%. And an average of battleground state polls finds Biden leads Trump by 3.6%.