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Democrats fear Sanders is undermining efforts to beat Trump

By LISA LERER and KEN THOMAS, Associated Press
Published: May 13, 2016, 11:25pm
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WASHINGTON — Democratic Party leaders are upping the pressure on Bernie Sanders to drop his presidential campaign, alarmed that his continued presence is undermining efforts to beat the presumptive Republican nominee, Donald Trump, and again win the White House.

“I don’t think they think of the downside of this,” said Sen.

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