Sanders spokeswoman: We saw the consequences of a 'hold your nose candidate' in 2016 [View all]

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A spokeswoman for Sen. Bernie Sanders's (I-Vt.) presidential campaign urged Democrats to rally behind the Vermont senator on Wednesday, warning against the prospect of nominating a "hold your nose" candidate for the sake of electability.

Briahna Gray told CNN's "New Day" that a candidate like former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg would face difficulties in November similar to those faced by Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee in 2016.

"This is a primary election. And it's important for voters to realize that in a primary election, it's our opportunity to not be stuck with a candidate who is a hold your nose candidate, or a lesser of two evils candidate." Gray said. "We saw what the consequences of that were in 2016."

"What we don’t need is millions of Americans staying home because they don’t feel like there’s a politician in this race that is speaking to their material interests," she added.



https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/483602-sanders-spokeswoman-we-saw-the-consequences-of-a-hold-your-nose-candidate