Bernie Press Conference At 1 P.M. To Discuss ‘Future Of His Campaign’

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) will appear at 1 p.m. on Wednesday to shed light on the future of his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, just one day after suffering a serious blow in a round of state primaries that propelled former Vice President Joe Biden into a decisive lead.

Sanders’ clear defeat can be seen in his PredictIt polling results:

On Wednesday, Sanders canceled a scheduled conference call with surrogates – sending them an email which says it would be rescheduled “so that we can better provide you with the most updated plans for upcoming states,” according to the report.

Sanders spent the morning at home with his wife Jane, which the New York Times somehow knew, in what appears to be foreshadowing his withdrawal from the race.

Top aides gathered Wednesday morning in the lobby of Burlington’s Hotel Vermont, surrounded by luggage tagged with Mr. Sanders’s name on it as they prepared for an early-afternoon flight to Teterboro, N.J., for the Vermont senator’s scheduled appearance on Jimmy Fallon’s late-night television show. Sanders’s advance team arranged a conference room at the hotel with a retinue of American flags. Sanders aides from around the country were gathering at the hotel, greeting each other, but provided no further information about the 1 p.m. appearance or what might be next for the campaign.

After getting pummeled in the Super Tuesday nominating contests last week, Mr. Sanders incurred a similar drubbing on Tuesday night, including in Michigan, where he had deployed resources and time in a final attempt to regain momentum. Mr. Sanders watched the results at his home with his wife while his aides gathered elsewhere, and later he opted not to make any public remarks. –New York Times

On Tuesday, Sanders canceled a primary night rally in Cleveland, while aides say a Friday rally in downstate Illinois won’t happen due to concerns over coronavirus.

The campaign instead has opted to hold virtual events such as tele-town halls and live-streamed events – however that may all be out the window after today’s announcement.