Sanders: ‘anti-democratic’ Republicans to blame for Biden woes, not just Manchin and Sinema

Senator confirms he will campaign against moderate Democrats if they face primary challenges

• Robert Reich: Manchin and Sinema are all about their egos

Bernie Sanders on Sunday sought to turn fire aimed by Democrats at two of their own, Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin, onto Republican senators he said were pushing an anti-democratic agenda".

Republicans are laughing all the way to election day," the Vermont senator told CNN's State of the Union. They have not had to cast one bloody vote which shows us where they're at."