More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.
In a contentious interview with Bernie Sanders aired on Tuesday’s NBC Today, correspondent Kristen Welker demanded the socialist senator pledge to support Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party: “Would you pledge to Democrats that you’re gonna campaign for Secretary Clinton?...Do you feel a sense of loyalty to the Democratic Party? What would you say to Democrats who have that question?”
Welker worried about him staying in the presidential race: “Sanders balked at any suggestion he might be hurting Hillary Clinton's chances against Donald Trump, even as polls show her lead against the Republican slipping.” The reporter pressed: “When you look at those numbers, how can you argue that this primary battle is not, in some ways, hurting her in a general election, and hurting those numbers?”