Biden Becomes Presumptive Democratic Nominee as Sanders Bows Out
By 270toWin Staff
April 8, 2020
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders ended his presidential campaign Wednesday. Sanders was facing an uphill challenge both in the delegate count and in a race all but frozen in place by the coronavirus pandemic.
The decision leaves former Vice President Joe Biden as the presumptive Democratic nominee.
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