U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders is ending his presidential campaign after losing a large number of state primaries to former Vice President Joe Biden.
Biden now becomes the presumptive Democratic nominee.
Sanders won just nine primaries or caucuses, garnering 914 pledged delegates. Biden won 19 primaries or caucuses, with 1217 pledged delegates.
The Washington Post’s Dave Weigel weighs in:
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