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Bernie Sanders' campaign manager likened superdelegates to college football recruits, arguing that superdelegates can change their mind up to the last minute. | AP Photo Sanders campaign: Superdelegates 'like football recruits'

For Bernie Sanders, superdelegates are "kind of like" college football recruits, his campaign press secretary remarked Monday.

"I think what’s important to remember here is that superdelegates are kind of like football recruits," said Symone Sanders in an interview with CNN's "New Day." "You know, they say they are coming but until they have signed on the dotted line and they’re in practice, you don’t know that they’re all the way with you and that they’re on your team. And so we think that we still have time to garner support from these superdelegates, especially when we’re winning."

Sanders reeled off three large victories in the Hawaii, Alaska and Washington state caucuses on Saturday, pulling the Vermont senator closer to Hillary Clinton in the overall delegate count.

"You can’t win like we won this past weekend and how we intend to continue to do well in these nominating contests and not expect superdelegates to take a second look," Symone Sanders said. "So we are focused on winning votes, winning the endorsement, if you will, of the American people. And we are hopeful and confident that those superdelegates will come along."

Those comments echo the words of the candidate himself, who on Sunday told NBC's "Meet the Press" that momentum is on his side, such that "I think a lot of the superdelegates are now beginning to look at which Democratic candidate is in the best place to defeat Donald Trump. I think some of them are beginning to understand that it's Bernie Sanders."