Senator Bernie Sanders drops out; Biden is the Democratic candidate

Senator Bernie Sanders dropped out of the Democratic primary race, paving the way for Joe Biden to be officially declared the party’s nominee, NY Post reported.
The announcement comes after the former vice president trounced the Vermont independent in three primaries.
It also comes as the nation grapples with the coronavirus pandemic and growing calls for primaries to be postponed to avoid big social gatherings, especially with no clear path to victory left for Sanders, 78.
Biden defeated Sanders in Florida, Illinois and Arizona, giving him a 1,165 to 879 delegate lead as votes were still being counted and delegates apportioned a day later.
A candidate needs 1,991 delegates to be nominated at July’s Democratic National Convention.
Biden said, ‘Sen. Sanders and I may disagree on tactics, but we share a common vision for the need to provide affordable health care for all Americans, reduce income inequity that has risen so drastically, to tackling the existential threat of our time, climate change, he said.
‘So let me say, especially to the young voters who have been inspired by Sen. Sanders: I hear you. I know what’s at stake. I know what we have to do.’