Sen. Bernie Sanders dropped out of the ********ic primary race on Wednesday, paving the way for Joe ***** to be officially declared the party�s nominee.
The announcement comes after the former vice president trounced the Vermont independent in three primaries.
It also comes as the nation grapples with the coronavirus pandemic and growing calls for primaries to be postponed to avoid big social gatherings, especially with no clear path to victory left for Sanders, 78.
***** defeated Sanders in Florida, Illinois and Arizona last month and holds a large delegate lead, 1,217 to Sanders?914.
A candidate needs to gather 1,991 delegates to be nominated at July�s ********ic National Convention.
The 78-year-old�s campaign looked all but finished when he suffered a heart attack on the campaign trail in October.
But Sanders stayed in the race and became the frontrunner after a series of razor-thin victories in the early states of Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada.
However, Sanders lost his large lead when the ********ic Party rapidly coalesced against the self-described ********ic socialist outsider in early March to boost *****�s ailing campaign.
*****, 77, made a pitch to Sanders?supporters during a live streamed speech last month after thumping the Vermont senator in the last round of primaries, forecasting the fate of his upstart campaign.
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�Sen. Sanders and I may disagree on tactics, but we share a common vision for the need to provide affordable health care for all Americans, reduce income inequality that has risen so drastically, to tackling the existential threat of our time, climate change,?he said.
�Sen. Sanders and his supporters have brought a remarkable passion and tenacity to all of these issues. Together, they have shifted the fundamental conversation in this country,?***** added.
�So let me say, especially to the young voters who have been inspired by Sen. Sanders: I hear you. I know what�s at stake. I know what we have to do.
The announcement comes after the former vice president trounced the Vermont independent in three primaries.
It also comes as the nation grapples with the coronavirus pandemic and growing calls for primaries to be postponed to avoid big social gatherings, especially with no clear path to victory left for Sanders, 78.
***** defeated Sanders in Florida, Illinois and Arizona last month and holds a large delegate lead, 1,217 to Sanders?914.
A candidate needs to gather 1,991 delegates to be nominated at July�s ********ic National Convention.
The 78-year-old�s campaign looked all but finished when he suffered a heart attack on the campaign trail in October.
But Sanders stayed in the race and became the frontrunner after a series of razor-thin victories in the early states of Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada.
However, Sanders lost his large lead when the ********ic Party rapidly coalesced against the self-described ********ic socialist outsider in early March to boost *****�s ailing campaign.
*****, 77, made a pitch to Sanders?supporters during a live streamed speech last month after thumping the Vermont senator in the last round of primaries, forecasting the fate of his upstart campaign.
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�Sen. Sanders and I may disagree on tactics, but we share a common vision for the need to provide affordable health care for all Americans, reduce income inequality that has risen so drastically, to tackling the existential threat of our time, climate change,?he said.
�Sen. Sanders and his supporters have brought a remarkable passion and tenacity to all of these issues. Together, they have shifted the fundamental conversation in this country,?***** added.
�So let me say, especially to the young voters who have been inspired by Sen. Sanders: I hear you. I know what�s at stake. I know what we have to do.
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