Former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE said Sunday that Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness MORE (I-Vt.) would have “great trouble” helping Democrats retain the House and win the Senate if he is the party’s is the nominee.
“You’re convinced that the Democrats will lose big in November if Bernie Sanders is the nominee?” host George StephanopoulosGeorge Robert StephanopoulosPelosi: Presidents should not ‘fuel the flame’ National security adviser defends Trump tweets: The president ‘wants to de-escalate violence’ Sanders pushes back on doubts supporters will back Biden MORE asked Biden on ABC’s “This Week.”
ADVERTISEMENT“I think he’ll have great trouble bringing along other senators, keeping the House of Representatives, winning back the Senate and down-ballot initiatives,” Biden said.
The former vice president also said voters face a “stark choice” between himself and Sanders.
“It’s not about whether we restore the soul of the Democratic Party,” Biden said. “It’s about restore the soul, uniting this country, the whole country, and I think I can do that.”
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NEW: @GStephanopoulos: “You’re convinced that the Democrats will lose big in November if Bernie Sanders is the nominee?
Joe Biden: “He’ll have great trouble bringing along other senators, keeping the House of Representatives, winning back the Senate…” https://t.co/23kgGkwFyy pic.twitter.com/RPkrKTi4xD
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) March 1, 2020
Sanders, who also appeared on ABC’s “This Week” denied Biden’s arguments, calling them “absolutely untrue.”
“We’re gonna come together because we all understand that Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE is the greatest threat to this country in the modern history of this country,” Sanders said.
“That’s absolutely untrue,” Bernie Sanders tells @GStephanopoulos when asked about Biden criticism that Sanders would be a “burden” for House and Senate candidates.
“We’re going to come together,” he adds, touting relationships with Pelosi and Schumer. https://t.co/wGwD0uWZ3e pic.twitter.com/zF7CidWjXH
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) March 1, 2020
Biden had struggled to keep up with Sanders who won contests in New Hampshire and Nevada and was the runner-up in Iowa.
With the former vice president’s win on Saturday in South Carolina, he now has 48 delegates, compared to Sanders’s 56. Ten South Carolina delegates have yet to be awarded.