A political obituary: Ratfucker extraordinaire Bernie Sanders shocked the world, or at least me, when he announced today he was DROPPING OUT of the Democratic race for the presidency. This means Joe Biden by default is the nominee, just as he was always going to be from the time Biden announced.
Because of the financial debts and such, Sanders said he was "suspending" his campaign, which is the same thing as ending it.
More details:
Sanders made the announcement in a call with his campaign staff, his campaign said.
Sanders' exit caps a stunning reversal of fortune following a strong performance in the first three states that voted in February. The nomination appeared his for the taking until, on the last day of February, Biden surged to a blowout victory in South Carolina that set off a consolidation of moderate voters around the former vice president. The contest ends now as the country continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, which halted in-person campaigning for both Sanders and Biden and has led many states to delay their primary elections.
Sanders' departure from the race is a sharp blow to progressives, who rose up during and after the 2016 campaign and commanded the Democratic Party's Trump era debates over issues like health care, climate change and the effects of growing economic inequality.
But even as his policies grew more popular over the years and into the primary season, the Vermont senator struggled to broaden his own support and galvanize a winning coalition. Now, as he did after leaving the 2016 primary, Sanders will seek to influence the presumptive nominee through the means he knows best -- from the outside.
I hope this is the end of his political career and he retires from the Senate. He is pushing 80 years old as it is, plus he has heart issues.
From the horse's mouth:
Today I am suspending my campaign. But while the campaign ends, the struggle for justice continues on. https://t.co/MYc7kt2b16— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) April 8, 2020
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