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		</div><p>Bernie Sanders has endorsed Hillary Clinton as the Democratic nominee in the race for the White House.</p>
<p>The Vermont senator stood side-by-side with his rival as he backed Mrs Clinton at a rally in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.</p>
<p>He pledged that his &#8220;political revolution&#8221; would continue, but acknowledged that Mrs Clinton had won the delegates required to snag the nomination.</p>
<p>This has been true for weeks, and Democrats have been angling for Mr Sanders to drop out of the campaign and endorse the former secretary of state.</p>
<p>Mr Sanders promised to work to help Mrs Clinton win in November, calling her &#8220;far and away the best candidate&#8221; to confront the challenges facing America.</p>
<p>Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump has been trying to draw Sanders supporters towards his campaign.</p>
<p>Mr Sanders called for unity just two weeks shy of the Democratic National Convention.</p>
<p>The self-described democratic socialist, whose calls for a &#8220;political revolution&#8221; energised millions of American voters, congratulated Mrs Clinton for winning the nomination and vowed to do everything he can to help her beat Donald Trump.</p>
<p>Listing his reasons for the endorsement, Mr Sanders said: &#8220;Hillary Clinton understands that we must fix an economy in America that is rigged and that sends almost all new wealth and income to the top 1%.</p>
<p>&#8220;Hillary Clinton understands that if someone in America works 40 hours a week, that person should not be living in poverty.&#8221;</p>
<p>Democrats have coalesced around Mrs Clinton&#8217;s candidacy since she defeated Mr Sanders in primaries last month in California and five other states, led by endorsements from president Barack Obama, vice president Joe Biden and others.</p>
<p>Mr Sanders has spent the past month seeking to influence the party&#8217;s platform at the Philadelphia convention and promote electoral reforms, including allowing independents to participate in future primaries.</p>
<p>The platform includes many of his proposals, including a 15 dollars per hour (€13.50) minimum wage, tougher restrictions on Wall Street and an end to the death penalty.</p>
<p>The event at a Portsmouth high school sought to project Democratic unity before Republicans formally nominate Mr Trump next week in Cleveland &#8211; but some Sanders supporters in the crowd did not appear to be ready to move on.</p>
<p>Chants of &#8220;Bernie&#8221; broke out in the gymnasium while opening speakers addressed the crowd, prompting Mrs Clinton&#8217;s backers to chant: &#8220;Unity&#8221;.</p>
<p>When senator Jeanne Shaheen, a Clinton supporter, told the audience: &#8220;We need to elect Hillary,&#8221; some Bernie supporters stood and shouted &#8220;No,&#8221; which was followed by chants of &#8220;Hillary&#8221; from other parts of the crowd.</p>
<p>The Vermont senator saw his longshot bid for the White House quickly catch fire in 2015 at large-scale rallies where he denounced income inequality, the influence of Wall Street and the role of big money in politics &#8211; all part of a system he described as &#8220;rigged&#8221;.</p>
<p>Mr Sanders was powered by an impressive online fundraising machine which raised more than $200m (€181m) and threatened Mrs Clinton&#8217;s once overwhelming lead in the Democratic primaries. He drew upon the support of college students, independents and white voters drawn to his anti-establishment message.</p>
<p>His endorsement could help bring some of those supporters into the fold for Mrs Clinton as she prepares to face off with Mr Trump in the autumn.</p>
<p>Mr Trump, who previously said Mr Sanders had been &#8220;treated terribly by the Democrats&#8221; and should have run as an independent, wasted no time in going after the Vermont senator.</p>
<p>&#8220;Bernie Sanders, who has lost most of his leverage, has totally sold out to Crooked Hillary Clinton,&#8221; Mr Trump wrote on Twitter.</p>
<p>&#8220;Sanders was not true to himself and his supporters.&#8221;</p>
<p>Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign said Mr Sanders &#8220;is now officially part of a rigged system&#8221;.</p>
<p>Senior policy adviser Stephen Miller said the Vermont senator is &#8220;endorsing one of the most pro-war, pro-Wall Street, and pro-off-shoring candidates in the history of the Democratic Party&#8221;.</p>
<p>He added: &#8220;The candidate who ran against special interests is endorsing the candidate who embodies special interests.&#8221;</p>
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