Bernie Sanders’ campaign manager, Jeff Weaver says if you “want a Democratic candidate whose vision is limited to what that candidate thinks… [that] the current Republican Congress will accept… you should vote for John Kasich.”
Appearing on CNN’s “At This Hour With Berman and Bolduan” on Tuesday, Weaver plugged his candidate saying, “If you want a Democrat who has the vision like FDR, LBJ, and Harry Truman, but who has long experience as a practical legislator, but who carries forth a vision, who will shoot for the end zone even though he knows on occasion, he may have to hand off for a three-yard first down, that’s Bernie Sanders.”
Host John Berman asked Weaver about Sanders’ “medicare for all” plan “which is a single payer health care plan. There’s been talks about whether it’s realistic that it could get through Congress or not. I want you to tell me, what percentage chance do you think that Congress will pass a single-payer health care plan in the next four years? Handicap that for me.”
“The question for Democrats is this: do you want a Democratic candidate whose vision is limited to what that candidate thinks Republican, the current Republican Congress will accept? If that’s what you want, you should vote for John Kasich,” Weaver insisted.
“If you want a Democrat who has the vision like FDR, LBJ, and Harry Truman, but who has long experience as a practical legislator, but who carries forth a vision, who will shoot for the end zone even though he knows on occasion, he may have to hand off for a three-yard first down, that’s Bernie Sanders,” Weaver claimed
“[E]ven if we give you that, what percentage chance that he passes it in the next four years,” Berman asked.
“Well, that’s going to dependent a lot on what the Congress looks like when the next president is sworn in. And on that point, let me also say, what we’re seeing out there are the type of crowds that Bernie Sanders is drawing, the excitement, the enthusiasm, the young people, the non-traditional voters, the overwhelming support among independent voters which is critical to a Democratic win,” Weaver said.
“If Bernie Sanders is the nominee, he will have the kind of momentum which is going to sweep in, not just himself, but other Democrats as well. You remember when President Barack Obama was elected, ten Democratic Senators were elected with him. That’s the kind of momentum we need,” Weaver said.