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“He won 22 states and 13 million voters, and that ain’t nothing,” said Kellyanne Conway during a joint interview with Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook on CNN. 

Conway then thanked Sanders for his effect on the campaign, saying he “softened up” Clinton for the Trump campaign. 

“The fact is his supporters were still out there protesting her,” Conway added. “He was in — he was in the hall being, you know, a dutiful Democratic Convention soldier, but his — his supporters were not.”

She also criticized Clinton’s decision to pick Virginia Sen. Tim KaineTimothy (Tim) Michael KaineWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Senate panel passes amendment to bar using troops against protesters Defense bill turns into proxy battle over Floyd protests MORE as her running mate. 

“I assume that her choice of Tim Kaine had something to do with Virginia but maybe also with not being overshadowed,” Conway said. 

“I thought that he was not a particularly effective pick in the end or at the beginning.” 

Mook said Sanders was considered, but Kaine represented Clinton’s “views and values” best.

“[Sanders] was up on that list because he deserved to be on the list. And he was considered fully along with over 30 other people,” Mook said. “But at the end of the day, she felt like Tim Kaine would represent her views and values if, God forbid, he had to become president; that he had the background and preparation to do the job. But also that that partnership and that chemistry was the right one. “

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