On Wednesday Senator Bernie Sanders ended his active campaign after expressing there is ultimately no way of winning against President Donald Trump or democratic opposition Joe Biden.
The coronavirus negatively impacted the campaign and states ended up postponing their primaries. At that moment in time many Sanders advocates realized there was no return. A lot of emotional responses were trending on Twitter and other social media platforms expressing the dread of Trump possibly winning the election.
Bernie Sanders has been backed by grass-root supporters, and the youth. The senator had a radical agenda that would help the future of the youth by providing free college tuition, also erasing student loan debt. Many voters did not agree with his revolutionary ideologies and his agenda was not appealing enough to the electoral college.
Making sense of the 2020 election is going to be very interesting for political scientists across the United States. Universities and other institutions are analyzing the impact Bernie Sanders ideas have had on other candidates. Many social issues Americans express quite frequently but are unacknowledged were finally recognized and addressed by the Vermont Senator.
How will this affect the rest of the presidential race? The democratic party is going to have to work diligently to bring all working-class people, of all racial identities together to win the popular vote and demand the same from the electoral college.
My experience as a student at the University at Buffalo has shown me a lot about Bernie Sanders as a presidential candidate. Attending the Bernie Sanders Rally in Alumni Arena was a movement! With more than 8,000 people all supporting his ideologies- the event was nothing short of amazing.
The youth and other social organizations want to see a progressive future and Uncle Bernie voiced their concerns about college tuition, healthcare for all, and the environment.
During the winter semester in 2018 I took a political science class called “Making Sense of the 2016 Election” which framed the process in a way we could understand both perspectives. Bernie Sanders had little support back then, and barely any funding for his campaign.
The Bernie Sanders campaign in 2020 stood much stronger than in 2016 because of his large increase in grass-root supporters. Donations generally came from amounts less than $200 and tons of them whereas Joe Biden received less money from large amount donations.
Bernie also stood in the race 2 months longer than Elizabeth Warren. Although, Sanders may have had similar ideologies as Warren she did not endorse him due to his supporters behavior on social platforms.
Many voters tweeted #WarrenIsASnake and sent her snake emojis. Warrens reaction caused many Americans to question Bernie Sanders about her endorsement. The Sanders campaign stayed a safe distance from this question.
Bernie Sanders will still be listed on the ballot in November along with Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Covid-19 made it very difficult for the primaries, caucuses and other political activities to be held. This leads many Americans to wonder how election day will be held this year.
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