Bernie Sanders drops out of the 2020 race

Posted on 2020-04-08 by pappp

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Article note: Aw shit. The US presidential election is going to be two obviously sunsetting, touchy, racist old uncle stereotypes having a slap-fight in a nursing home. I wasn't optimistic about the DNC's ability to win with Biden _before_ the Republican's efforts to run a shock-doctrine takeover.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is out of the 2020 presidential race.

The Vermont senator announced in a call with his staff on Wednesday he's suspending his campaign for president, CNN reports. This leaves former Vice President Joe Biden as the Democratic party's presumed 2020 presidential nominee.

Biden had maintained his lead over Sanders in the delegate count over the past few weeks after his impressive showings in South Carolina and on Super Tuesday, and after suffering another series of primary losses to Biden last month, Sanders admitted he was "losing the debate over electability" to the former vice president.

This news comes after The Washington Post reported that some of Sanders' top aides, including his campaign manager, were urging him to consider dropping out of the race. Sanders is set to speak to supporters in a live stream shortly.

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