Bernie Sanders quits 2020 US presidential campaign, leaving Joe Biden as likely nominee
Bernie Sanders has ended his presidential campaign in the US primaries. The independent Senator from Vermont was running to face Donald Trump in the upcoming November general election.
His withdrawal from the race makes former Vice President Joe Biden the likely to challenge President Donald Trump in November, Euronews reports.
Sanders initially exceeded sky-high expectations about his ability to recreate the magic of his 2016 presidential bid, and even overcame a heart attack last October on the campaign trail. But he found himself unable to convert unwavering support from progressives into a viable path to the nomination amid “electability” fears fuelled by questions about whether his democratic socialist ideology would be palatable to general election voters.
The 78-year-old senator began his latest White House bid facing questions about whether he could win back the supporters who chose him four years ago as an insurgent alternative to the party establishment’s choice, Hillary Clinton. Despite winning 22 states in 2016, there were no guarantees he’d be a major presidential contender this cycle, especially as the race’s oldest candidate.