Sanders: ‘Vast majority’ of my supporters will back Clinton

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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders predicted on Sunday that most of the 13 million voters who cast their ballots for him in the Democratic primary will shift their support to Hillary Clinton now that she is the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee.

“We have over 13 million people supporting my candidacy, and I have no doubt that there are some of those people who will not vote for Hillary Clinton,” Sanders told CBS’ John Dickerson. “But I would say that the vast majority of people [who] take a hard look at the issues … more of those people will come on board Secretary Clinton’s campaign.”

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