California Gov. Jerry Brown has endorsed Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, with just one week left to go before voters in the Golden State cast their ballots.
“Hillary Clinton has convincingly made the case that she knows how to get things done and has the tenacity and skill to advance the Democratic agenda,” Brown wrote in an open letter on Tuesday.
“If Clinton were to win only 10 percent of the remaining delegates — wildly improbable — she would still exceed the number needed for the nomination,” he noted. “In other words, Clinton’s lead is insurmountable and Democrats have shown — by millions of votes — that they want her as their nominee.”
But the California Democrat also said he’s “deeply impressed with how well Bernie Sanders has done” throughout the course of the Vermont senator’s own presidential campaign.
“He has driven home the message that the top one percent has unfairly captured way too much of America’s wealth, leaving the majority of people far behind,” Brown wrote.
Brown, a longtime environmental activist, claimed Clinton is the candidate who can beat Trump in November and properly address the “existential threat from climate change and the spread of nuclear weapons.”
“This is no time for Democrats to keep fighting each other. The general election has already begun. Hillary Clinton, with her long experience, especially as secretary of state, has a firm grasp of the issues and will be prepared to lead our country on day one,” he wrote.
California will hold its primary next Tuesday, June 7. According to the latest RealClearPolitics polling average, Clinton leads Sanders 50 to 42 percent in the Golden State.
