Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) campaign is planning to make adjustments over the next three weeks.
Sanders’ campaign manager Faiz Shakir released a statement on Wednesday following the Vermont senator’s losses to former Vice President Joe Biden in recent primaries. In Tuesday’s primary, three states —Arizona, Florida, and Illinois — were at stake, and Biden managed to snag all three.
Now, with the next primary three weeks away, Shakir has confirmed Sanders will be using that time to “assess his campaign.”
“The next primary contest is three weeks away,” Sanders’ campaign manager said in the statement. “Sen. Sanders is going to be having conversations with his supporters to assess his campaign.”
The statement continued, “In the immediate term, however, he is focused on the government response to the coronavirus outbreak and ensuring that we take care of working people and the most vulnerable.”
Faiz Shakir, campaign manager for Bernie Sanders, said Sanders is going to be assessing his campaign following primary losses in Florida, Illinois, and Arizona on Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/cEkaGfduAN
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Despite the recommendation for social distancing amid growing concerns of the coronavirus outbreak, voters still headed to the polls to cast their votes on Tuesday. Since Super Tuesday, Biden has seen a campaign surge with key endorsements and big wins in key states.
Following Super Tuesday, Americans saw Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and eventually, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) withdraw from the presidential race.
Biden’s sweep has led to heightened pressure for Sanders to drop out of the race, as reported on IJR.
When Sanders delivered a live-streamed interview as the primary results were announced, he opted to focus on the widespread problem at hand —the coronavirus outbreak.
“I look forward to continuing to communicate with you to tell you where we are coming from, what our ideas are, and look forward to hearing from you,” Sanders said.
So far, Sanders has 869 total delegates compared to Biden’s 1,153 delegates, as of publication.
