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Clinton camp: Sanders wants to rig system with superdelegates Clinton camp: Sanders wants to rig system with superdelegates

When it comes to Donald Trump's recent comments about a rigged primary system hurting both him and Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton's campaign is having none of it. In fact, Clinton's press secretary Brian Fallon on Tuesday remarked that it is Sanders who is trying to rig the system by attempting to court superdelegates currently allied with Clinton.

“Really, I think when you talk about rigging the system, that’s what Sen. Sanders is trying to do now," Fallon said in an interview with CNN's "New Day." "Hillary Clinton has won in the popular vote by a wide margin. She’s got more than 2 million votes over Sen. Sanders in all of the contests when you add them all up."

Reiterating that Clinton has won more states and pledged delegates, a point the candidate has stressed herself in recent days, Fallon commented, "So now that’s forcing Sen. Sanders to go out and talk about the idea that he wants to try to flip superdelegates and get him to overturn the will of the people as expressed through who’s won the most contests.”

While acknowledging that Sanders' campaign is permitted under the rules to seek out those superdelegates, Fallon said that his point "is just that if anybody’s trying to rig the system right now to overturn the will of the people right now, it’s Sen. Sanders.”

As POLITICO reported Monday, the Sanders campaign's effort to bring superdelegates over to their side has yielded mixed returns.

