Bernie Sanders "This Week" Abc FULL Interview. Appearing on ABC’s This Week, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders — who has run off an impressive string of primary victories — dismissed actual vote totals that show former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with a commanding lead, saying those votes “came from the South.” Host George Stephanopoulos noted Clinton’s lead in delegates and asked the senator if he would take his fight for the nomination to the floor of the convention. “Well, here’s what I think,” Sanders replied. “I think at the end of the day, what Democrats all over this country want to make sure is that somebody like a Donald Trump or a Ted Cruz does not end up in the White House. And I think what more and more Democrats are seeing is that Bernie Sanders is the stronger candidate.” “She’s getting more votes,” the host pressed. “Well, she is getting more votes. A lot of that came from the South,” Sanders parried. “But if you look at the polling out there, we do a lot better against Trump and the other Republicans in almost every instance — not every one — than she does. And the reason is that we both get a lot of Democrats, but I get a lot more independents than she does.” Sanders comments fall in line with statements made by his own campaign that Clinton is doing well in states that might not fall into the Democratic column in the November election despite inroads made by President Obama in 2012. Sanders also addressed the controversy from earlier in the week when he claimed Clinton is not “qualified” to be president, blaming his response on her campaign questioning his competency. “Well, she didn’t quite say that. But her surrogates implied that,” he responded. “And all that I meant by that is that if you vote for the war in Iraq, which turned out to be the worst foreign policy blunder in the modern history of America, if you take, through your super PAC, tens and tens of millions of dollars from Wall Street and other special interests, if you support almost every disastrous trade agreement in this last 30 years…” “Well, President Obama supported that,” the host interrupted. “Is he not qualified?” “No, he is very qualified. But my point is, it is a question of judgment. It is a question of judgment,” Sanders replied.Bernie Sanders said on "This Week" with george stephanopoulos on ABC NEWS Sunday morning he was confident that he and Hillary Clinton would debate in New York before the primary in the state later this month. Despite an escalation in tone and finger-pointing between the two campaigns over the weekend, Sanders told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos he thought both sides would reach an agreement on a time and date. Sanders Confident He’ll Debate Clinton Before New York Primary Bernie Sanders said Sunday morning he was confident that he anHillary Clinton would debate in New York before the primary in the state later this month. Despite an escalation in tone and finger-pointing between the two campaigns over the weekend, Sanders told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos he thought both sides would reach an agreement on a time and date. “The people of New York deserve to hear us discussing the important issues facing that state and facing the country. I suspect it will work out,” Sanders said on "This Week." “There will be, I suspect, a very spirited debate.”“The people of New York deserve to hear us discussing the important issues facing that state and facing the country. I suspect it will work out,” Sanders said on "This Week." “There will be, I suspect, a very spirited debate.” Bernie Sanders Demands Apology From Hillary Clinton for Accusing Him of Lying Why Bernie Sanders' West Coast Blowouts Matter During the interview, Sanders also said he agreed with Clinton and her recent comments about abortion, specifically that a fetus does not have any constitutional rights. “All I know is that I will fight as strong as I can to defend a woman's right to choose,” Sanders began in response to a question about the topic. “I believe that it is an outrage that Republicans who tell us how much they hate the government now want to tell every American woman what she can and cannot do with her body, and I do agree with the Secretary. I don't believe there's any constitutional protection for the unborn.” Sanders is poised to do well in the next primary coming up on Tuesday in Wisconsin, and after winning five of the last six contests, a victory in the Badger State could change the momentum ahead of the contest in delegate-rich New York on April 19. Responding to jabs

• published: 10 Apr 2016
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