Bernie Advisor Says ‘Unenthusiastic’ Significant Portions of His Base Don’t Currently Plan to Vote for Biden

According to the Hill, a top adviser to Sen. Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign warned in a memo on Friday that presumptive Democrat nominee Joe Biden could lose the election in November because “a significant portion” of Sanders’s supporters are “currently unsupportive and unenthusiastic” about his candidacy.

The memo was written by Jeff Weaver, who recently launched the America’s Promise PAC aimed at turning out progressives for Biden, said the presumptive Democratic nominee faces a “clear and dangerous trend” that could block his path to the White House if he does not address his shortcoming with Latinos, working-class voters and young people.

In the memo, he wrote that “There is a real and urgent need to help Biden consolidate Sanders supporters. If all of Sanders’ base turned out for Joe Biden in November, he could defeat Trump and take back the White House for Democrats. Here’s the problem: significant portions don’t currently plan to.”

The Biden and Sanders camps appear to be working well together, but that has just caused many of his supporters to accuse him of selling out. The Biden campaign moved to allow Sanders to keep his delegates to the national convention and has even included AOC on a climate policy task force that will shape Biden’s platform.

A recent poll had President Trump leading in key states and they say that Biden faces an “enthusiasm gap.” Another recent poll found that nearly 1 in 4 Sanders supporters not on board yet with voting for Biden.