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Sanders suspends his 2020 presidential campaign

On 8 April 2020 Senator Bernie Sanders ended his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, telling supporters that a path to victory was virtually impossible and citing the coronavirus pandemic.

Bernie Sanders (Wikimedia Commons portrait; person avatar reused as fact cover, land-pack1 pattern).

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On 8 April 2020 Senator Bernie Sanders ended his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, telling supporters that a path to victory was virtually impossible and citing the coronavirus pandemic. The move left Joe Biden as the presumptive nominee. Sanders said he would stay on the ballot in remaining primaries, and he endorsed Biden on 13 April.

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  1. 1.cbsnews.com — sourcecbsnews.com · verified
  2. 2.bbc.comchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, keywords: sanders+suspend+biden · verified
  3. 3.cnn.comchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, keywords: sanders+suspend+biden · verified

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Factrail. (2026). Sanders suspends his 2020 presidential campaign. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/sanders-suspends-2020-presidential-campaign-2020-04-08

https://factrail.ai/facts/sanders-suspends-2020-presidential-campaign-2020-04-08

Accessed 15 October 2026.

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