Even as Bernie Sanders faces an “uphill battle” to surpass Hillary Clinton in the fight for delegates during the remaining primaries, the Vermont senator still insists he would be the most electable Democrat in a general election.

“Secretary Clinton, I’m not saying she cannot beat Donald Trump,” Sanders told Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday morning. “I think she can. It’s a good chance she can. But I am the stronger candidate because we appeal to independents, people who are not in love with either the Democratic or the Republican Party.”