The latest Bernie Sanders livestream was the perfect encapsulation of his failing presidential [View all]

The latest Bernie Sanders livestream was the perfect encapsulation of his failing presidential campaign in the time of coronavirus

by James Pindell


Senator Bernie Sanders may have just received his 10 millionth contribution. People might be voting for him on ballots all the way until June. He might be giving policy prescriptions for the future of the country.

But one thing that Sanders is definitely not doing after being routed in three primary contests on Tuesday: seriously running for president.

It’s unclear how exactly Sanders wants to wind down his presidential campaign. It’s also unclear how exactly the presidential primary calendar will work with states delaying their primaries with the intent of slowing the spread of the coronavirus. Ohio, for example, did not vote as planned on Tuesday. Georgia’s primary, scheduled for next week, has also been postponed.

But what is mathematically clear is that unless former vice president Joe Biden is no longer able to be the Democratic presidential nominee for whatever reason, Sanders has no path to the nomination.

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