Sanders to remain in race
Bernie Sanders on Wednesday shrugged off a string of primary defeats and pressure to drop out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, saying he remains in the fight against centrist frontrunner Joe Biden. In his first remarks since losing to Biden in Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi and Idaho on Tuesday, the leftist senator from Vermont said his main priority was defeating "dangerous" President Donald Trump. He acknowledged, however, in a brief, passionate speech that many Democrats see him as less electable than the 77-year-old former vice president -- perhaps preparing the ground for his eventual exit. Biden now has about 860 delegates to Sanders' 710, and looks set to reach the 1,991 needed to be declared the party standard bearer at the Democratic convention in Milwaukee in July. The next primaries are on March 11 in Arizona, Florida, Illinois and Ohio.
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