Bernie out

Understandable, but too bad.

Democrats suck.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) suspended his presidential bid on Wednesday, ending a campaign that once appeared on track to dominate the Democratic nominating contest but that quickly lost momentum.

  The Hill

I hope he got some firm commitments from Biden to do it.

In a live-streamed address on Thursday, Sanders acknowledged his mounting delegate deficit in the race and concluded that he no longer had a viable path to the nomination and he vowed to push issues he had campaigned on, including “Medicare for All.”

“I wish I could give you better news, but I think you know the truth. And that is that we are now some 300 delegates behind Vice President Biden and the path to victory is virtually impossible,” Sanders said.“I have concluded that this battle for the Democratic nomination will not be successful, and so today I am announcing the suspension of my campaign.”

He said that the ongoing coronavirus pandemic had hastened his decision to suspend his campaign, saying that continuing his presidential bid would only distract from efforts to combat the outbreak and damage it has done to the U.S. economy.

“I cannot in good conscience continue to mount a campaign that cannot win and which would interfere with the important work required of all of us in this difficult hour,” he said.

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In his remarks on Thursday, Sanders signaled that he would still seek to hold sway over the Democratic Party’s platform.

He said he would remain on the ballot in upcoming primary contests and would try to amass as many delegates as possible in a bid to wield influence at the party’s national convention this summer.

“While Vice President Biden will be the nominee, we must continue working to assemble as many delegates as possible to assert influence over the party platform and functions,” Sanders said.

He again campaigned from the left, emphasizing policy proposals such as the Green New Deal and the Medicare for All single-payer health proposal he authored.