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After Disappointing Losses, Sanders Ponders Next Step After Disappointing Losses, Sanders Ponders Next Step
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BURLINGTON, Vt. — A day after a series of crushing losses, Senator Bernie Sanders spent the morning at home with his wife, Jane, on Wednesday, while aides and advisers debated the way forward in his increasingly long-shot campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination.BURLINGTON, Vt. — A day after a series of crushing losses, Senator Bernie Sanders spent the morning at home with his wife, Jane, on Wednesday, while aides and advisers debated the way forward in his increasingly long-shot campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Top aides gathered 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 on Wednesday morning, greeting each other, but provided no information about what was next. Top aides gathered 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. Mr. Sanders’s advance team arranged a conference room at the hotel with a retinue of American flags. Aides from around the country were gathering at the hotel on Wednesday morning, greeting each other, but provided no information about what was next.
After getting pummeled in the 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. As results came in, he opted not to make any public remarks. It is not clear if he will address reporters today in Burlington before he heads to New York. Mr. Sanders also canceled a scheduled conference call with surrogates, saying in an email to them that it would be rescheduled “so that we can better provide you with the most updated plans for upcoming states,” according to a copy obtained by The New York Times.
After getting pummeled in the nominating contests last week, Mr. Sanders incurred a similar drubbing on Tuesday night at the hands of former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., including in Michigan, where Mr. Sanders had deployed resources and time in a final attempt to regain momentum. As results came in, he opted not to make any public remarks. It is not clear if he will address reporters today in Burlington before he heads to New York.
Mr. Sanders had planned to hold a Friday rally in downstate Illinois, an event that aides now say will not happen due to concerns about large gatherings given the spread of the coronavirus. On Tuesday, he canceled a planned primary night rally in Cleveland. It’s not likely Mr. Sanders will be able to hold his signature rallies — which provide the evidence, as he says regularly, that his is the campaign of energy and enthusiasm — in the immediate future.Mr. Sanders had planned to hold a Friday rally in downstate Illinois, an event that aides now say will not happen due to concerns about large gatherings given the spread of the coronavirus. On Tuesday, he canceled a planned primary night rally in Cleveland. It’s not likely Mr. Sanders will be able to hold his signature rallies — which provide the evidence, as he says regularly, that his is the campaign of energy and enthusiasm — in the immediate future.
Instead the Sanders campaign is planning virtual campaign events such as tele-town halls and live-streamed events. But it’s not clear how Mr. Sanders will demonstrate the energy he boasts about from behind a computer screen or a telephone line.Instead the Sanders campaign is planning virtual campaign events such as tele-town halls and live-streamed events. But it’s not clear how Mr. Sanders will demonstrate the energy he boasts about from behind a computer screen or a telephone line.
On Tuesday night as Mr. Sanders watched the results at his home while his aides gathered elsewhere, his most prominent surrogate, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, told viewers on her Instagram live stream that the election results were a setback for the progressive movement.On Tuesday night as Mr. Sanders watched the results at his home while his aides gathered elsewhere, his most prominent surrogate, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, told viewers on her Instagram live stream that the election results were a setback for the progressive movement.
Aides say Mr. Sanders had plans to participate in the debate on Sunday in Phoenix, which would be his first and possibly last opportunity face Mr. Biden one on one. Some inside the campaign have said their last chance to compete with Mr. Biden may be if the national public gets to see the former vice president up close, pointing to his fourth-place finish Iowa as evidence of what happens when voters get to know him. Aides say Mr. Sanders had plans to participate in the debate on Sunday in Phoenix, which would be his first and possibly last opportunity to face Mr. Biden one on one. Some inside the campaign have said their last chance to compete with Mr. Biden may be if the national public gets to see the former vice president up close, pointing to his fourth-place finish Iowa as evidence of what happens when voters get to know him.
Mr. Sanders has some $9 million worth of ads booked through March 17, including a $2 million buy this week.Mr. Sanders has some $9 million worth of ads booked through March 17, including a $2 million buy this week.