Bernie Sanders plans to 'assess his campaign' for the Democratic Party...
WASHINGTON - Bernie Sanders plans to “assess his campaign” for the Democratic Party’s U.S. presidential nomination after bruising losses to Joe Biden in the most recent round of primary elections, a senior adviser said on Wednesday.
Former Vice President Biden has emerged as the party’s front-runner to take on Republican President Donald Trump in November’s general election after a string of victories, including a sweep on Tuesday of two prize states - Florida and Illinois - and Arizona. Another big state, Ohio, had also been slated to hold its primary on Tuesday, but state officials postponed it due to the coronavirus crisis.
“Senator Sanders and his supporters have brought remarkable passion and tenacity to these issues, and together, they have shifted the fundamental conversation in the country,” Biden said. Sanders has faced increasing pressure to drop out and avoid a bruising primary battle similar to the one he and eventual nominee Hillary Clinton staged in 2016. But some allies have urged him to campaign through the primaries, even if he can’t win, to give him more leverage to influence the party’s platform at the convention.
Sanders’ apparent grip on the race panicked some moderate Democrats, who feared Sanders’ self-described “democratic socialism” imperiled the party’s chances in November. FILE PHOTO: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the 11th Democratic candidates debate of the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign, held in CNN's Washington studios without an audience because of the global coronavirus pandemic, in Washington, U.S., March 15, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
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