"I don't anticipate that will start anytime soon," Jeff Weaver said about the campaign lobbying superdelegates. | AP Photo Jeff Weaver: Sanders campaign is not lobbying superdelegates

Jeff Weaver, Bernie Sanders' campaign manager, said the campaign is not lobbying superdelegates to support the Vermont senator, but he remains a candidate for the Democratic nomination.

"We’re not currently lobbying superdelegates," Weaver said on Bloomberg's "With All Due Respect" on Thursday. "I don't anticipate that will start anytime soon."


His Democratic primary rival Hillary Clinton has already amassed a majority of the delegates needed to become the party's nominee. Weaver maintained, however, that Sanders is staying in the race and wants to advance his agenda of progressive policies.

Sanders has long criticized the Democratic Party for its use of superdelegates, the vast majority of whom have pledged their support to Clinton. But as Clinton's lead grew, he had sought to persuade them to back him instead, arguing that poll numbers showed he would be a stronger candidate to face Donald Trump in November.