It appears Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is getting a little superstitious as the Democratic National Convention draws near. The senator from Vermont was in attendance when the Warriors beat the Thunder in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals to advance to the NBA Finals on Monday night, and after the game ended, he said he thinks the Warriors' victory was "a very good omen" for his candidacy.
Sanders spoke briefly with the press about the Warriors' win following the game. "They turned it around," he said, alluding to the fact that the Warriors trailed the Thunder 3-1 at one point in the WCF series. "I think that is what our campaign is going to do as well; a very good omen for our campaign."
Sanders also tweeted about the game and mentioned how much he likes comebacks.
At this point, Sanders will need some of the Warriors' magic if he's going to be the Democratic comeback kid for the 2016 election. He's currently trailing his competitor, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in pledged delegates by a wide margin. Clinton has 1,769 pledged delegates and 543 superdelegates compared to Sanders' 1,545 pledged delegates and 44 superdelegates.
Polls for the upcoming California primary election aren't looking too strong for Sanders, either. The Hill reported Tuesday that Clinton is leading Sanders by 13 percentage points. Clinton is polling at 51 percent among likely Democratic voters, while Sanders sits at just 38 percent.
The Golden State has 546 delegates for the two Democratic candidates to score, and at this point in the game, Sanders could really use a clutch 546-pointer if he wants to stay alive in the race.
