Sanders eyes contested US convention

The campaign manager of Vermont senator Bernie Sanders says he expects a contested Democratic convention on July 25.

Bernie Sanders' campaign chief is vowing his candidate will stay in the Democratic race until the convention, even as rival Hillary Clinton looks to lock down her commanding position for the party's nomination with a strong performance in a five-state round of contests.

Clinton has the chance of a clean sweep or at least multiple victories on Tuesday that would probably foreclose Sanders' already narrow path to the nomination. But the Vermont senator's campaign manager, Jeff Weaver, said the millions of dollars flowing to Sanders and the boisterous rallies show that his "supporters will stand with us all the way to the end".

Asked whether he expects a contested Democratic convention on July 25, Weaver told reporters in Connecticut, "Absolutely, 100 per cent". Weaver said, "This is a powerful movement he's built and we're going to take it to the convention."


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