US Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders says he still maintains a “path toward victory” against frontrunner Hillary Clinton, rejecting suggestions that her lead is “insurmountable.”
“I don’t believe they have an insurmountable lead,” Sanders told The Associated Press in an interview published on Friday.
“Secretary Clinton has done phenomenally well in the Deep South and in Florida. That’s where she has gotten the lion’s share of votes. And I congratulate her for that. But we’re out of the Deep South now,” he stated.
The Clinton campaign has called on Sanders to drop out, suggesting she has an “almost insurmountable” in the delegate count.
The former secretary of state currently leads the Vermont senator in total delegates, 1,614 to 856. The delegates also include unpledged supredelegates.
Clinton scored decisive victories in Florida, Illinois, Ohio and North Carolina on Tuesday, but the result from the Missouri…