Bernie Sanders will throw his support behind Hillary Clinton before the Democratic Party's nominating convention, predicted Madeleine Kunin, the former Vermont Democratic governor challenged by Sanders 30 years ago.

Clinton is poised to shore up her formidable delegate lead over Sanders in Tuesday's Democratic primary contests in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. The race between Clinton and Sanders has taken a more negative turn in recent weeks and that will take time to “cool off,” Kunin said in an interview with USA TODAY.

“His normal demeanor is grumpy,” she said, but despite the increasingly fractious tone, “I think he will do it,” said Kunin, who’s been critical of Sanders.

“Now he’s a national figure,” said Kunin. “He claims to be a Democrat. If he wants to hold that stature, he’s got to do it,” she said.

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