‘Now What?’: CNN’s Van Jones Urges Democratic Party to ‘Turn to’ Sanders Supporters to Unify

CNN’s Van Jones is issuing a warning to the Democratic party about Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) supporters.

As more Democratic primary results were announced on Tuesday, former Vice President Joe Biden’s likelihood of clinching the presidential nomination increased. Because of that, Jones opted to express the critical state in which Sanders’ campaign and supporters are facing.

He also stressed how vital it is for Biden to begin reaching out to Sanders’ supporters. If he does not win the Democratic nomination, there is a possibility his supporters—namely his younger supporters— may be deterred from voting.

“You have now an insurgency that’s about to be defeated. What do you do with the people that you defeat? There was a hope on the part of a lot of young people they had a champion. Young people who are graduating with a quarter-million dollars in debt, young people with a lot of pain, and they had a champion. … Now what do you do? Last time 👤Bernie Sanders got beaten, there was an assumption that all his people were going to fall in line and vote against Trump and there was not enough care for the concern and the pain of his base.”

While the Democratic party may be breathing a sigh of relief right now, Jones also noted what needs to be done in order to maintain this momentum.

“I think tonight, there’s going to be a lot of crowing, a lot of relief on the part of the establishment, but keep it temperate and turn — turn to those people and say we want to be your champion. If you don’t do that, you’re going to have a pyrrhic victory.”