Biden-Trump Showdown Looms After Sanders Quits
April 9, 2020
6:08 pm
Leftist US Senator Bernie Sanders suspended his presidential campaign Wednesday, clearing the way for rival Joe Biden to secure the Democratic nomination and challenge Donald Trump in November.
The feisty 78-year-old democratic socialist shook up the 2020 race with his relentless pursuit of “economic justice” for all Americans and a demand for universal health care.
But he acknowledged his campaign had fallen short, as party voters determined Biden would be a stronger candidate to go up against Trump in the general election.
“I have concluded that this battle for the Democratic nomination will not be successful,” Sanders told supporters in …
