Clinton aide: Sanders has no pathway after New York loss

Hillary Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook said there’s no pathway to the Democratic presidential nomination for Bernie Sanders after a loss in New York’s primary Tuesday.

“I don’t see a clear path for them at this point. The numbers are pretty daunting,” Mook said Wednesday in an interview with Katie Couric on Yahoo, referring to Clinton’s lead with the popular vote and in pledged delegates.

{mosads}The former secretary of State took 58 percent of the vote in New York Tuesday, adding 139 delegates to her lead, while Sanders grabbed 106 delegates, according to The Associated Press.

While the Sanders campaign has said superdelegates will abandon Clinton, Mook rejected those claims.

“I find that odd because a few months ago the Sanders campaign was decrying superdelegates, saying they’re undemocratic, and now they’re presenting them as path to victory.” Mook said. “I don’t see the rational for all these superdelegates to suddenly support Sanders.”

Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver insisted after the loss Tuesday that it would spend the summer working to persuade superdelegates to flip, adding that it’s unlikely either candidate will reach the required number of pledged delegates before the convention.

“It is extremely unlikely that either candidate will have the requisite number of pledged delegates to get to this number,” Weaver said on MSNBC Tuesday. “So it is going to be an election determined by the superdelegates.”

Following Tuesday’s contest, Clinton continues to lead Sanders in pledged delegates 1,428 to 1,151. When superdelegates are added, the count is 1,939 to 1,189.

Clinton needs 453 more delegates to clinch the nomination, while Sanders needs 1,194 to reach the required 2,383.