Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont is dropping out of the 2020 presidential race.<br />His campaign announced the decision in an email to supporters on Wednesday.<br />His exit from the race makes Joe Biden the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee against President Donald Trump.<br />Sanders built his campaign on transformative policies.<br />He was in favor of universal healthcare, tuition-free public college, and the Green New Deal.<br />Sanders landedhuge wins in a series of early primary and caucus states as the campaign season kicked off.<br />But he ultimately failed to pick up momentum on Super Tuesday and in later contests.<br />Vice President Joe Biden crushed him in southern states. He also won black voters and older voters.<br />Business Insider reports that Biden has 1217 delegates to Sanders 914.
