Sanders Spox: We Saw the Consequences of a ‘Hold Your Nose Candidate’ in 2016

BERMAN You know you ░░░░░░░░ up the polls There ░░░░░░░░ a number in the ░░░░░░░░ Marist poll that might ░░░░░░░░ of concern to the ░░░░░░░░ campaign which is that ░░░░░░░░ percent of Americans in ░░░░░░░░ poll a poll by ░░░░░░░░ way that Sanders did ░░░░░░░░ 58 percent had an ░░░░░░░░ view of socialism How ░░░░░░░░ you address that GRAY ░░░░░░░░ the poll also demonstrates ░░░░░░░░ Bernie Sanders has the ░░░░░░░░ favorability ratings of any ░░░░░░░░ in this race BERMAN ░░░░░░░░ but GRAY He s ░░░░░░░░ been one of the ░░░░░░░░ BERMAN But if the ░░░░░░░░ is socialism if eventually ░░░░░░░░ Trump says Bernie Sanders ░░░░░░░░ what does Bernie Sanders ░░░░░░░░ GRAY Well I don ░░░░░░░░ know if you ve ░░░░░░░░ but people have been ░░░░░░░░ socialism about any number ░░░░░░░░ Democratic candidates for decades ░░░░░░░░ Barack Obama And most ░░░░░░░░ Bernie Sanders has been ░░░░░░░░ himself as a Democratic ░░░░░░░░ for his entire career ░░░░░░░░ hasn t been hiding ░░░░░░░░ ball here So if ░░░░░░░░ is waiting for an ░░░░░░░░ to drop and completely ░░░░░░░░ people s opinions of ░░░░░░░░ most trusted politician in ░░░░░░░░ I think they re ░░░░░░░░ to be waiting a ░░░░░░░░ time People know who ░░░░░░░░ Sanders is They trust ░░░░░░░░ As I was saying ░░░░░░░░ he s been fighting ░░░░░░░░ their rights and has ░░░░░░░░ secured a 15 minimum ░░░░░░░░ for tens of millions ░░░░░░░░ Americans through his advocacy ░░░░░░░░ the Stop BEZOS Act ░░░░░░░░ is someone who Americans ░░░░░░░░ they know where he ░░░░░░░░ unlike Michael Bloomberg who ░░░░░░░░ completely unvetted and I ░░░░░░░░ as we ve seen ░░░░░░░░ this last news cycle ░░░░░░░░ the last few days ░░░░░░░░ an enormous amount of ░░░░░░░░ to contend with and ░░░░░░░░ kind of baggage I ░░░░░░░░ say is not what ░░░░░░░░ need going into a ░░░░░░░░ with Donald Trump who ░░░░░░░░ eerie similarities with Michael ░░░░░░░░ BERMAN In fact I ░░░░░░░░ heard you say that ░░░░░░░░ I know you are ░░░░░░░░ a fact of Michael ░░░░░░░░ but I also have ░░░░░░░░ Senator Sanders say what ░░░░░░░░ be needed to defeat ░░░░░░░░ Trump in the fall ░░░░░░░░ unity And Senator Sanders ░░░░░░░░ said that he will ░░░░░░░░ any Democratic nominee So ░░░░░░░░ am wondering before we ░░░░░░░░ more about Michael Bloomberg ░░░░░░░░ negative things you have ░░░░░░░░ say in what ways ░░░░░░░░ you think Michael Bloomberg ░░░░░░░░ be better than Donald ░░░░░░░░ as president GRAY You ░░░░░░░░ I m not in ░░░░░░░░ business of advocating or ░░░░░░░░ Michael Bloomberg s spokesperson ░░░░░░░░ I will say is ░░░░░░░░ what Bernie Sanders has ░░░░░░░░ that what that we ░░░░░░░░ support the nominee But ░░░░░░░░ is a primary election ░░░░░░░░ it s important for ░░░░░░░░ to recognize that in ░░░░░░░░ primary election it s ░░░░░░░░ opportunity to not be ░░░░░░░░ with a candidate who ░░░░░░░░ a hold your nose ░░░░░░░░ or a lesser of ░░░░░░░░ evils candidate We saw ░░░░░░░░ the consequences of that ░░░░░░░░ in 2016 What we ░░░░░░░░ t need is millions ░░░░░░░░ Americans staying home because ░░░░░░░░ don t feel like ░░░░░░░░ s a politician in ░░░░░░░░ race that is speaking ░░░░░░░░ their material interests BERMAN ░░░░░░░░ he be a better ░░░░░░░░ in your mind Michael ░░░░░░░░ and Donald Trump GRAY ░░░░░░░░ I m not the ░░░░░░░░ for Michael Bloomberg I ░░░░░░░░ sure you can find ░░░░░░░░ to sing his praises ░░░░░░░░ reality is that this ░░░░░░░░ a primary and we ░░░░░░░░ to keep our eyes ░░░░░░░░ the prize Because it ░░░░░░░░ be disastrous I believe ░░░░░░░░ the entire country to ░░░░░░░░ in a position when ░░░░░░░░ don t have a ░░░░░░░░ that has clear distinctions ░░░░░░░░ themselves and the current ░░░░░░░░ of the White House.”