Regardless of how the 2016 election ends, presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders will be a Democrat for life, his campaign manager said.
In an interview on Bloomberg’s “With All Due Respect” published Wednesday, host Mark Halperin asked Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver if the independent will stay in the Democratic Party if he does not become the party’s nominee.
“Well, he is a Democrat, he said he’s a Democrat and he’s gonna be supporting the Democratic nominee, whoever that is,” Weaver responded.
“But he’s a member of the Democratic Party now for life?” Halperin asked.
“Yes he is,” Weaver said.
Sanders, currently a Vermont senator, has been an independent throughout his political career, despite often caucusing with Democrats. He is currently the longest serving independent in congressional history.
Hillary Clinton has criticized Sanders on the campaign trail for only recently deciding to become a Democrat to run for the White House.
