Sanders Camp: ‘We’re Going to Win Because of Our Message and Our Candidate’

MITCHELL: “And Tad Devine is senior adviser to Bernie Sanders joins me now. Ted, what about the argument that Claire MccCaskill makes that if he were the nominee he can’t win those states?”
DEVINE: “I don’t agree with it at all. If we are going to win in 2016 as Democrats all across the country, it’s going to be because we have a candidate who can mobilize a coalition, bring out young people, as President Obama did in 2008; bring out new first-time voters to this process; get people who are disaffected and left out into the process because someone is speaking to them finally. So I think the way we win is with a big coalition, not a small coalition. And Bernie Sanders is the best guy to build that coalition.”
MITCHELL: “Do you really buy the number in New Hampshire, the CNN number, up 27 points?”
DEVINE: “I wish it were 27 points. I think we’re in strong shape in New Hampshire. I think Bernie’s been in strong shape there for a while. I’m not going to say we are 27 points ahead, but I think we’re moving there and elsewhere.”
MITCHELL: “What about the argument that Bernie Sanders in Iowa has 14,000 volunteers as you say, huge enthusiasm among the young people, but is not well positioned in some of those rural areas. We saw him on the bus yesterday going exactly there, but does not have that kind of ground game.”
DEVINE: “I just don't agree with that. I think our ground game in Iowa is second to none. We have a great team out there, experienced people in politics. We have, as you say, thousands of volunteers. It is very incredible the turnout. We have had more than 100 people on a paid staff and many more working as well. I don’t think we’re going to lose because of our ground game. I think we’re going to win because of our message and our candidate.”