Bernie Sanders calls Warriors’ comeback win a ‘very good omen’ for his campaign

Bernie Sanders has very little chance of winning the Democratic nomination for president.

If the Vermont senator has any hope of coming from behind against front-runner Hillary Clinton, he will have to perform exceptionally well in California’s June 7 primary.

So Sanders has been campaigning nonstop in our state — and that includes a stop at Oracle Arena in Oakland on Monday night for Game 7 of the NBA Western Conference finals.

After witnessing the Golden State Warriors clinch a spot in the NBA Finals with a 96-88 victory, after trailing Oklahoma City in the series, 3-1, Sanders claimed that his campaign can pull off a similar comeback victory.

“They turned it around,” he told reporters of the Warriors after the game. “I think that is what our campaign is going to do as well; a very good omen for our campaign."

He and his campaign made similar points on Twitter before and after the game.

Sanders attended the second half of the game with actor Danny Glover. They sat in Section 108, Row 15.

Regardless of whether he ends up facing presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump in the November election, Sanders is a rock star. And folks treated him that way at the Warriors game, mobbing him on the way to and from his seat and trying to take selfies with their favorite Democratic Socialist.

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No wonder Sanders felt good about his campaign after that reception.

Still, not everyone was feeling the Bern.

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charles.schilken@latimes.com

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