Calls are growing for Sanders to drop out, given a nearly insurmountable delegate challenge and a desire to unify the party amid the coronavirus pandemic
Further compounding Sanders’ position is the coronavirus crisis, which has cast doubt on the ability of states to safely hold elections, forced the nation’s attention away from the primary race, and reinforced the need among Democrats to defeat Trump at all costs, thanks to his mishandling of the pandemic. “This campaign’s over. He needs to acknowledge that and be gracious about it,”.
acknowledged that the contests “did not go the way we wanted” and said the candidate was returning to Vermont to “seek input” from supporters and “assess the path forward for our campaign.” But Shakir also noted that the next primary “is at least three weeks away,” suggesting he’s not in a hurry to decide. Sanders himself has appeared understandably focused on the pandemic threatening the nation: “I’m dealing with a fucking global crisis,” heWednesday when asked about the status of his campaign.
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