Bernie Sanders: Dems Should Not Simply Anoint Hillary

Liberal independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont says Hillary Clinton's nomination as the Democratic presidential candidate is not a foregone conclusion.

Appearing Monday on MSNBC's "The Ed Show," Sanders discussed his own possible plans to seek the office.

"What I say as somebody who has known Hillary Clinton for years —  I like her, I respect her. But I think this country, at every level, needs serious debate, not 30-second sound bites, not negative attack ads," Sanders said.

"There's so much to be discussed," he added, "and we're not, in this country, about anointing anybody for a nomination."

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