The decision of Bernie Sanders to stay in the race to become the Democratic Party nominee isn't about him or his campaign, he claims; it is about doing what is right for the country. That is the message Sanders was selling to National Public Radio's Steve Inskeep in an interview to air Thursday on NPR.

Inskeep, passing on questions he had invited on Twitter, asked Sanders if he is "threatening [his] revolution" by continuing to run, potentially scaring some voters away from supporting Hillary Clinton — the likely Democratic nominee — in November.

"I think we are perpetuating the political revolution by significantly increasing the level of political activity that we're seeing in this country," Sanders responded. He added later, "I think it is good for the United States of America, good for the Democratic Party, to have a vigorous debate, to engage people in the political process."

Sanders says he continues to invigorate a large part of the Democratic vote including young people, while also drawing in many independents - something with which Hillary Clinton has struggled.

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