Sanders Says South Carolina Landslide ‘Bad as It's Going to Get’

Senator predicts victory in several Super Tuesday states
Top Democratic official stands down to back Sanders campaign

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks to a crowd of supporters at the Mayo Civic Center on Feb. 27, 2016, in Rochester, Minnesota.
Photographer: Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

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By Ros Krasny

February 28, 2016 at 5:09 PM UTC

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Senator Bernie Sanders said his shellacking in the South Carolina Democratic primary is “about as bad as it’s going to get” for his campaign, and forecast wins in at least five of the 11 states where Democrats will vote on Tuesday.

Speaking Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Sanders said his campaign “got killed” Saturday in the Palmetto State. Still, in appearances on ABC and CBS, he predicted victory in his home state of Vermont as well as Minnesota, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Massachusetts in the Super Tuesday contests for the presidential nomination.