Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign

Sanders' 2020 campaign was his second run for the Democratic nomination, following his campaign in the 2016 primaries.{{cite news |date=February 19, 2019 |title=Bernie Sanders Enters 2020 Presidential Campaign, No Longer An Underdog |first=Scott |last=Detrow |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/02/19/676923000/bernie-sanders-enters-2020-presidential-campaign-no-longer-an-underdog |website=NPR |access-date=February 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220002744/https://www.npr.org/2019/02/19/676923000/bernie-sanders-enters-2020-presidential-campaign-no-longer-an-underdog?t=1550576496363 |archive-date=February 20, 2019 |url-status=live }} He entered the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries as a heavyweight candidate, as compared to his prior 2016 underdog campaign.{{r|Politico: announce}} Had Sanders won the presidency, he would have been the first Jewish president and the oldest president at the time of inauguration.

Sanders joined the 2020 race with the advantages of a large online donor base and having his policy ideas accepted into the Democratic mainstream.{{r|NYT-2018-11}} In a crowded field of primary candidates, Sanders had the largest infrastructure in waiting but was likely to see his supporter base fragmented, as compared to his head-to-head campaign in 2016.{{Cite news |last1=Burns |first1=Alexander |last2=Flegenheimer |first2=Matt |last3=Lee |first3=Jasmine C. |last4=Lerer |first4=Lisa |last5=Martin |first5=Jonathan |title=Who's Running for President in 2020? |work=The New York Times |date=January 21, 2019 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/us/politics/2020-presidential-candidates.html |issn=0362-4331 |access-date=February 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219132542/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/us/politics/2020-presidential-candidates.html |archive-date=February 19, 2019 |url-status=live }} While policies such as single-payer healthcare and tuition-free public colleges have entered mainstream Democratic thought since his 2016 campaign, some Democratic leaders doubted the breadth of his appeal.{{Cite news |last1=Burns |first1=Alexander |last2=Martin |first2=Jonathan |title=Warren Is Preparing for 2020. So Are Biden, Booker, Harris and Sanders. |work=The New York Times |date=November 6, 2018 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/15/us/politics/democratic-presidential-candidates-2020.html |issn=0362-4331 |access-date=February 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220102510/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/15/us/politics/democratic-presidential-candidates-2020.html |archive-date=February 20, 2019 |url-status=live }}

On February 19, 2019, Sanders announced on Vermont Public Radio that he was running for the 2020 United States presidential election.{{cite news |last1=Kinzel |first1=Bob |title=He's In For 2020: Bernie Sanders Is Running For President Again |url=https://www.vpr.org/post/hes-2020-bernie-sanders-running-president-again#stream/0 |access-date=February 21, 2019 |publisher=VPR |date=February 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221000236/https://www.vpr.org/post/hes-2020-bernie-sanders-running-president-again#stream/0 |archive-date=February 21, 2019 |url-status=live }} On the same day, he announced his campaign in an email to his supporters and in an interview with John Dickerson on CBS This Morning.{{cite news |title=Bernie Sanders announces 2020 run: Full transcript |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bernie-sanders-2020-running-for-president-announcement-full-transcript-today-2019-02-19/ |work=CBS This Morning |access-date=February 24, 2019 |date=February 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224062525/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bernie-sanders-2020-running-for-president-announcement-full-transcript-today-2019-02-19/ |archive-date=February 24, 2019 |url-status=live }}

On March 15, 2019, Sanders' campaign announced that its workers had unionized with UFCW Local 400, making it the first-ever major presidential campaign with a unionized workforce.{{cite web |last1=Resnick |first1=Gideon |title=Bernie Sanders' 2020 Campaign Becomes the First Ever to Unionize |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/bernie-sanders-2020-campaign-becomes-the-first-ever-to-unionize |website=The Daily Beast |access-date=March 15, 2019 |date=March 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417041517/https://www.thedailybeast.com/bernie-sanders-2020-campaign-becomes-the-first-ever-to-unionize |archive-date=April 17, 2019 |url-status=live }} The Sanders campaign has promised to offset its greenhouse gas emissions while traveling by contributing to renewable energy projects.{{cite news|last=Kaufman|first=Alexander|date=March 21, 2019|title=Bernie Sanders Campaign Becomes 2020's First To Promise To Offset Carbon Emissions|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-climate_n_5c92f29ae4b08c4fec342ff4|work=The Huffington Post|access-date=March 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321230751/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-climate_n_5c92f29ae4b08c4fec342ff4|archive-date=March 21, 2019|url-status=live }}

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On February 21, 2019, Sanders' campaign announced its national campaign co-chairs: Ben & Jerry's co-founder Ben Cohen, Rep. Ro Khanna, Our Revolution president Nina Turner, and San Juan mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz.

The campaign manager is Faiz Shakir, the political director is Analilia Mejia, and the communications director is Carli Stevenson. Other staff and advisors include deputy political director Sarah Badawi and senior advisor for the campaign Chuck Rocha;{{Cite tweet|number=1097964100775305218|access-date=January 27, 2020|last=Dovere |first=Edward-Isaac |user=isaacdovere |title=Sanders aides had been pushing to get a diverse campaign staff. Top leadership goes to that goal:@fshakir, from Harry Reid and ACLU, will be campaign manager, @Analilia_Mejia will be political director, @Sarah_Badawi will be deputy political director|date=February 19, 2019|work=Twitter}} deputy press secretary Belén Sisa;{{Cite web|title=Sanders hires DACA protected undocumented immigrant as deputy press secretary|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/432156-sanders-hires-undocumented-immigrant-as-deputy-press-secretary-for-2020|last=Bowden|first=John|date=March 1, 2019|access-date=March 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301171649/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/432156-sanders-hires-undocumented-immigrant-as-deputy-press-secretary-for-2020|archive-date=March 1, 2019|url-status=live }} senior advisors Phillip Agnew, Pete D’Alessandro and Kurt Ehrenberg;{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/09/politics/bernie-sanders-progressive-movement/index.html|title=After Bernie Sanders: Progressives take stock after they fall short again|author1=Gregory Krieg |author2=Annie Grayer|website=CNN|date=April 10, 2020 |access-date=April 27, 2020}} and foreign policy advisor Matt Duss.{{Cite news|url=https://observer.com/2019/02/matt-duss-bernie-sanders-foreign-policy/|title=How One Advisor Bolstered Bernie Sanders' Foreign Policy Credentials Ahead of 2020|last=Richardson|first=Davis|date=February 6, 2019|access-date=March 12, 2019|work=Observer.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328042812/https://observer.com/2019/02/matt-duss-bernie-sanders-foreign-policy/|archive-date=March 28, 2019|url-status=live }} Shakir's role as campaign manager may make him the first Muslim campaign manager for a major party U.S. presidential campaign, and the first Pakistani-American to hold the position.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

Fundraising totals are closely watched because they are an indicator of a candidate's support. Within three-and-a-half hours after his announcement, Sanders had raised over $1 million from small donations from all 50 states, quickly overtaking the amount rival candidate Kamala Harris raised in the first full day after her presidential announcement.{{Cite news|url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/bernie-sanders-raised-1m-within-hours-of-announcing-2020-bid|last=Henney|first=Megan|date=February 19, 2019|work=Fox Business|title=Bernie Sanders raised $1M within hours of announcing 2020 bid|access-date=February 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219214319/https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/bernie-sanders-raised-1m-within-hours-of-announcing-2020-bid|archive-date=February 19, 2019|url-status=live }} Within 12 hours, Sanders had raised over $4 million from 150,000 donors,{{cite web |title=The Latest: Sanders' 2020 campaign raises $4M in half a day |url=https://www.apnews.com/008636d69c8447059dc27a81f416d2d3 |website=apnews.com |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=February 19, 2019 |date=February 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219200351/https://apnews.com/008636d69c8447059dc27a81f416d2d3 |archive-date=February 19, 2019 |url-status=live }} and in the first 24 hours following his announcement, Sanders raised $5.9 million from 225,000 individual donors, with the average donation being $27.{{Cite tweet|number=1098225916210229248 |access-date=January 27, 2020 |user=KThomasDC|author=Thomas, Ken|date=February 20, 2019|title=NEWS: @BernieSanders announces he's raised $5.9 million online in the first 24 hours since his presidential announcement. 225,000 individual donors. Average donation of $27.}} Within a week of his announcement Sanders had raised $10 million from 359,914 donors; donors who did not donate to his 2016 campaign stood for 39% of the donations, and registered Republican donors numbered approximately 12,000.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/25/us/politics/bernie-sanders-10-million.html|title=Bernie Sanders raises $10 million in less than a week|first=Shane|last=Goldmacher|newspaper=The New York Times|date=February 25, 2019|access-date=February 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225235124/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/25/us/politics/bernie-sanders-10-million.html|archive-date=February 25, 2019|url-status=live }} By April 1, Sanders had raised $18.2 million, leading the amounts raised by all other Democratic candidates. About 20 percent of donors were new supporters and the average donation was $20.{{cite web |last1=John |first1=Whitesides |title=Bernie Sanders raises $18.2 million for White House run, takes fundraising lead |date=April 2, 2019 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders/bernie-sanders-raises-18-2-million-for-white-house-run-takes-fundraising-lead-idUSKCN1RE1L2 |website=Reuters |access-date=April 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419111244/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders/bernie-sanders-raises-18-2-million-for-white-house-run-takes-fundraising-lead-idUSKCN1RE1L2 |archive-date=April 19, 2019 |url-status=live }} On July 2, Sanders campaign manager Faiz Shakir announced to reporters that the campaign had raised $18 million in the second quarter of 2019 in addition to having transferred an additional $6 million from other campaign accounts. Shakir added that 99% of the donations were $100 or less with an average contribution size of $18 and that the campaign received 2 million the day after the Miami Democratic debate.{{cite news |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/451322-bernie-sanders-raises-24m-in-second-quarter |access-date=January 27, 2020 |first=Max |last=Greenwood |title=Bernie Sanders raises $18M in second quarter |date=July 2, 2019 |newspaper=The Hill |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128213521/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/451322-bernie-sanders-raises-24m-in-second-quarter |archive-date=November 28, 2019 |url-status=live }} On July 31, Shakir announced that the Sanders campaign had raised 1.1 million from over 70,000 donations since the Detroit Democratic debate the previous night, which Shakir credited Sanders for commanding and using to leave "absolutely no doubt that he is the best candidate ready to take this fight to Donald Trump and finally bring the change we need to America."{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/455571-sanders-says-he-raised-11-million-since-debate|access-date=January 27, 2020|first=Max|last=Greenwood|title=Sanders says he raised $1.1 million since debate|date=July 31, 2019|newspaper=The Hill|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102192913/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/455571-sanders-says-he-raised-11-million-since-debate|archive-date=January 2, 2020|url-status=live}} As with his 2016 campaign, donors have the option to donate exactly $27 to the campaign, the average amount donated to Bernie at one point in the 2016 campaign. On September 19, 2019, Sanders' campaign announced that they had reached 1 million individual donors, becoming the fastest presidential campaign in history to achieve that milestone.{{Cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/19/politics/bernie-sanders-1-million-donors/index.html|title=Bernie Sanders campaign hits 1 million donors|first=Ryan|last=Nobles|publisher=CNN|date=September 19, 2019|access-date=September 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920140207/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/19/politics/bernie-sanders-1-million-donors/index.html|archive-date=September 20, 2019|url-status=live}}

On October 1, 2019, Sanders' campaign announced that it raised $25.3 million (~${{Format price|{{Inflation|index=US-GDP|value=25300000|start_year=2019}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}) in the third quarter.{{Cite web |access-date=January 27, 2020 |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/01/2020-democratic-primary-bernie-sanders-campaign-raises-25-million.html |title=Bernie Sanders campaign says it raised a massive $25.3 million in the third quarter |first=Jacob |last=Pramuk |date=October 1, 2019 |website=CNBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218093509/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/01/2020-democratic-primary-bernie-sanders-campaign-raises-25-million.html |archive-date=February 18, 2020 |url-status=live }} On January 1, 2020, the Sanders campaign announced that they had raised $34.5 million during the final quarter of 2019, the highest amount in a single quarter of any candidate.{{Cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/02/bernie-sanders-fundraising-millions-092446 |title=Sanders discloses $34.5 million haul for final quarter of 2019 |work=Politico |first=Holly |last=Otterbein |date=January 1, 2020 |access-date=January 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102112715/https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/02/bernie-sanders-fundraising-millions-092446 |archive-date=January 2, 2020 |url-status=live }} On February 6, 2020, the Sanders campaign announced it raised $25 million in January 2020, more than any other candidate raised during any entire quarter of 2019.{{cite news |last1=Goldmacher |first1=Shane |title=Sanders Raises $25 Million in January, a Huge Show of Financial Strength |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/06/us/politics/bernie-sanders-donations.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage |access-date=February 6, 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=February 6, 2020}}

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Sanders held a kickoff rally at New York City's Brooklyn College (his alma mater) on March 2, 2019, with an estimated crowd of around 13,000 in attendance. In addition to his well-known positions on income equality and societal reform, Sanders also spoke about his personal life, which was something that he had hesitated to do in his first presidential campaign. Sanders spoke about the influence that his working-class upbringing in Brooklyn and the experiences of his father, a Jewish immigrant who had fled from anti-Semitism and poverty in Poland, had on his life. Sanders said "I know where I came from, and that is something I will never forget. Unlike Donald Trump, who shut down the government and left 800,000 federal employees without income to pay the bills, I know what it's like to be in a family that lives paycheck to paycheck."{{cite web |last1=Krieg |first1=Gregory |title='I know where I came from!': Sanders begins 2020 campaign with personal speech in Brooklyn |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/02/politics/bernie-sanders-personal-brooklyn-speech-2020/index.html |date=March 2, 2019 |website=CNN |access-date=March 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302210451/https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/02/politics/bernie-sanders-personal-brooklyn-speech-2020/index.html |archive-date=March 2, 2019 |url-status=live }}

On March 3, Sanders spoke in Selma, Alabama, at a commemoration event held to remember the civil rights march known as Bloody Sunday. Later that day, Sanders held his second rally in Chicago, Illinois. As at his first event, he spoke about income and social equality, but in Chicago, Sanders spoke more extensively against racial disparities. Sanders discussed his personal involvement in the civil rights movement, including his leading role in the 1962 University of Chicago sit-ins and his participation in the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.{{cite web |last1=Otterbein |first1=Holly |title=In Chicago, Sanders talks race |date=March 3, 2019 |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/03/bernie-sanders-chicago-civil-rights-1200723 |website=Politico |access-date=March 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190304084454/https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/03/bernie-sanders-chicago-civil-rights-1200723 |archive-date=March 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}

On April 13, Sanders delivered an address to service trade union members in Coopersville, Michigan where he pledged to do everything he could to prevent President Trump's reelection and declared that a Sanders administration would "use the power of the federal government to say to large, profitable corporations, treat your workers with respect."{{cite news|access-date=January 27, 2020|url=https://fox17online.com/2019/04/13/bernie-sanders-meets-with-coopersville-union-workers/|title=Bernie Sanders meets with Coopersville union workers|date=April 13, 2019|first=Ahtra|last=Elnashar|work=Fox 17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827220017/https://fox17online.com/2019/04/13/bernie-sanders-meets-with-coopersville-union-workers/|archive-date=August 27, 2019|url-status=live}}

On May 5, Sanders gave a speech at the Mitchell County Fairgrounds in Osage, Iowa, calling for radical changes to the agricultural economy of the United States including different policy approaches for farm subsidies, supply management programs and rural investments and cited the need for new anti-trust measures to combat the "growing monopolization of agriculture."{{cite news|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2019/05/05/iowa-agriculture-policy-bernie-sanders-radical-ag-speech-farms-osage-elizabeth-warren/1107955001/ |access-date=January 27, 2020|title=In ag policy speech, Bernie Sanders calls for 'radical' changes to farming, subsidies and commodity price controls|date=May 5, 2019|first=Kevin|last=Hardy|newspaper=Des Moines Register}}

On June 12, Sanders gave a speech at George Washington University defining and defending his vision of democratic socialism, saying it was an imperative in order to both defeat Trump in the upcoming election and bring systemic change to the United States.{{cite news|last=Resnick|first=Gideon|date=June 12, 2019|title=Bernie Sanders Defines Democratic Socialism as Key to Defeating Trump|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/bernie-sanders-defines-democratic-socialism-as-key-to-defeating-trump|work=The Daily Beast|access-date=June 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701194514/https://www.thedailybeast.com/bernie-sanders-defines-democratic-socialism-as-key-to-defeating-trump|archive-date=July 1, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite web |first=Bernie |last=Sanders |year=2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndD23MCDF_k |title=Bernie Sanders to Deliver Speech On How Democratic Socialism Is the Only Way to Defeat Oligarchy |work=YouTube |access-date=June 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612231346/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndD23MCDF_k |archive-date=June 12, 2019 |url-status=live }}

On June 28, Sanders addressed the National Newspaper Publisher's Association's (NNPA) convention at the Westin Hotel in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he spoke about his campaign's policies and opined that there was "no excuse for white families to own 10 times more wealth than black families."{{cite news|url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2019/06/28/bernie-sanders-makes-appeal-cincinnati-black-americans-we-have-president-who-is-fact-racist-bigo/1558377001/|access-date=January 27, 2020|title=Bernie Sanders, in Cincinnati, Ohio, makes appeal to black Americans; calls out Trump|first=Scott|last=Wartman|date=June 28, 2019|newspaper=cincinnati.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102192922/https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2019/06/28/bernie-sanders-makes-appeal-cincinnati-black-americans-we-have-president-who-is-fact-racist-bigo/1558377001/|archive-date=January 2, 2020|url-status=live}}

On July 17, Sanders gave another speech at George Washington University, defending his Medicare for All proposal against critique of it as unrealistic and overly disruptive and its benefits toward seniors through providing them with access to dental, vision and other benefits that were presently not covered by Medicare.{{cite news |first=Benjy |last=Sarlin |access-date=January 27, 2020 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/bernie-sanders-hits-back-medicare-all-critics-speech-n1031021 |title=Bernie Sanders hits back at 'Medicare for All' critics in speech |date=July 17, 2019 |work=NBC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126174344/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/bernie-sanders-hits-back-medicare-all-critics-speech-n1031021 |archive-date=January 26, 2020 |url-status=live }}

On July 23, Sanders and Elizabeth Warren spoke at a rally of organized airline industry workers at Reagan National Airport, Sanders saying that they had a simple request of wanting Sky Chefs, Gate Gourmet, and American Airlines to pay "workers living wages and provide decent health care."{{cite news|access-date=January 27, 2020|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2019/07/23/elizabeth-warren-bernie-sanders-join-labor-rally.html|title=Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders join labor rally at Reagan National|first=Jonathan|last=Capriel|date=July 23, 2019|publisher=bizjournals.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102192913/https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2019/07/23/elizabeth-warren-bernie-sanders-join-labor-rally.html|archive-date=January 2, 2020|url-status=live}}

On July 24, Sanders spoke at the annual NAACP convention in Detroit, Michigan, where he and Amy Klobuchar stated their support for a plan put forth by South Carolina Representative Jim Clyburn to put significant investments in impoverished communities when asked if they supported reparations for slavery.{{cite news |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2019/07/24/candidates-court-naacp-black-vote/1808892001/ |title=Presidential candidates send strong message to black voters at NAACP convention |access-date=January 27, 2020 |first=Kathleen |last=Gray |date=July 24, 2019 |publisher=Detroit Free Press |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212105846/https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2019/07/24/candidates-court-naacp-black-vote/1808892001/ |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |url-status=live }}

On August 7, Sanders held a rally at Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California, where he advocated for his Senate colleagues to pass legislation raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour that had been passed in the House the previous month as well as the implementation of a ban on the sale and distribution of assault-style rifles.{{cite news|access-date=January 27, 2020|url=https://lbpost.com/news/politics/bernie-sanders-long-beach-rally-lbcc|title=Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders focuses on working families during Long Beach rally|date=August 7, 2019|publisher=Long Beach Post|first=Stephanie|last=Rivera|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306154334/https://lbpost.com/news/politics/bernie-sanders-long-beach-rally-lbcc|archive-date=March 6, 2020|url-status=live}}

On August 8, Sanders delivered a speech at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Miami, Florida, saying that his proposal to make college and health care free while taxing the wealthy would "disproportionately" assist black communities and described how his plan to forgive student loan debt would lift a burden that kept young people struggling.{{cite news|access-date=January 27, 2020|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2019-08-09/bernie-sanders-gets-warm-reception-at-conference-of-black-journalists|title=Bernie Sanders Turns On the Charm at Conference of Black Journalists|first=Joseph P.|last=Williams|date=August 9, 2019|publisher=U.S. News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191130155420/https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2019-08-09/bernie-sanders-gets-warm-reception-at-conference-of-black-journalists|archive-date=November 30, 2019|url-status=live}}

On April 6, Sanders participated in a Fox News town hall which attracted more than 2.55 million viewers, with Fox seeing an increase of total viewers by 24 percent and 40 percent among people aged 25 to 54, surpassing the ratings of all prior 2020 Democratic presidential candidate town halls.{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/439169-bernie-sanders-fox-news-town-hall-draws-more-than-255-million|title=Bernie Sanders Fox News town hall draws more than 2.55 million|first=Joe|last=Concha|date=April 16, 2019|newspaper=The Hill|access-date=April 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416205654/https://thehill.com/homenews/media/439169-bernie-sanders-fox-news-town-hall-draws-more-than-255-million|archive-date=April 16, 2019|url-status=live }}{{cite news|last=Sunkara|first=Bhaskar|date=April 16, 2019|title=How wide is Bernie Sanders' appeal? This cheering Fox News audience is a clue|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/commentisfree/2019/apr/16/bernie-sanders-appeal-cheering-fox-news|work=The Guardian|access-date=April 18, 2019|author-link=Bhaskar Sunkara|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417164502/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/commentisfree/2019/apr/16/bernie-sanders-appeal-cheering-fox-news|archive-date=April 17, 2019|url-status=live }} On April 24, he participated in the She the People forum at Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas,{{cite news |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/440430-2020-dems-to-meet-at-she-the-people-forum |access-date=January 27, 2020 |title=Eight 2020 Dems to meet at 'She the People' forum |first=Chris Mills |last=Rodrigo |newspaper=The Hill |date=April 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814031257/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/440430-2020-dems-to-meet-at-she-the-people-forum |archive-date=August 14, 2019 |url-status=live }}{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/25/politics/bernie-sanders-she-the-people-answer-sayu-bhojwani/index.html|title=Bernie Sanders' appeal to women of color falls flat with She the People questioner|access-date=January 27, 2020|date=April 25, 2019|first=Gregory|last=Krieg|publisher=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719173644/https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/25/politics/bernie-sanders-she-the-people-answer-sayu-bhojwani/index.html|archive-date=July 19, 2019|url-status=live}} and on April 22, he participated in a town hall meeting sponsored by CNN.{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/22/politics/bernie-sanders-voting-rights/index.html |access-date=January 27, 2020 |first=Veronica |last=Rocha |title=Sanders says the right to vote should be extended 'even for terrible people' like Boston Marathon bomber |date=April 22, 2019 |publisher=CNN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116223055/https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/22/politics/bernie-sanders-voting-rights/index.html |archive-date=January 16, 2020 |url-status=live }}

In June, Sanders delivered remarks at the California Democratic Party Convention in San Francisco.{{cite news|url=https://www.ktvu.com/news/six-presidential-candidates-make-pitch-to-seiu-union-at-breakfast-forum|access-date=January 27, 2020|title=Six Presidential candidates make pitch to SEIU union at breakfast forum|first=Sara|last=Zendehnam|date=June 1, 2019|publisher=KTVU|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127145746/https://www.ktvu.com/news/six-presidential-candidates-make-pitch-to-seiu-union-at-breakfast-forum|archive-date=January 27, 2020|url-status=live}} During July, Sanders participated in the presidential forum of the National Education Association in Honolulu, Hawaii,{{cite news |access-date=January 27, 2020 |url=https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2019/07/06/mainland-forum-hawaii-teachers-get-chance-question-presidential-candidates/ |title=At mainland forum, Hawaii teachers get chance to question presidential candidates |date=July 5, 2019 |publisher=Hawaii News Now |first=Rick |last=Daysog |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127092829/https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2019/07/06/mainland-forum-hawaii-teachers-get-chance-question-presidential-candidates/ |archive-date=January 27, 2020 |url-status=live }} a town hall in Las Vegas, Nevada,{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/06/politics/bernie-sanders-sex-trafficking/index.html |access-date=January 27, 2020 |title=Bernie Sanders didn't give a definitive answer on sex work vs. sex trafficking |first=Annie |last=Grayer |date=July 6, 2019 |publisher=CNN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191130165905/https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/06/politics/bernie-sanders-sex-trafficking/index.html |archive-date=November 30, 2019 |url-status=live }} and at a The Washington Post public interview event with Robert Costa, drawing laughter from the audience when he asked if Bank of America was really sponsoring his appearance, in reference to the bank's logo being behind the pair.{{cite news |first=Owen |last=Daugherty |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/453309-crowd-laughs-when-bernie-sanders-questions-if-bank-of-america |access-date=January 27, 2020 |title=Crowd breaks into laughter after Sanders asks whether big bank is 'really sponsoring' his interview with WaPo |date=July 16, 2019 |newspaper=The Hill |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805193558/https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/453309-crowd-laughs-when-bernie-sanders-questions-if-bank-of-america |archive-date=August 5, 2019 |url-status=live }} In August, Sanders delivered remarks at a presidential forum in Las Vegas as news broke of the 2019 El Paso shooting.{{cite news|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2019/aug/03/in-las-vegas-forum-2020-candidates-say-country-und/|access-date=January 27, 2020|title=In Las Vegas forum, 2020 candidates say country 'under attack' after Texas mass shooting|first=John|last=Sadler|date=August 3, 2019|publisher=Las Vegas Sun|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102193010/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2019/aug/03/in-las-vegas-forum-2020-candidates-say-country-und/|archive-date=January 2, 2020|url-status=live}}

On August 6, Sanders appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience. Newsweek commented on his appearance, saying that while some praised Joe Rogan for "hosting a pragmatic discussion" others "seemed rather stunned by Sanders's decision to appear on the show at all." Following the podcast, Rogan became a top-trending topic on Twitter.{{cite web |date=August 7, 2019 |last1=Prokos |first1=Hayley |title=Joe Rogan Praised By Twitter After Bernie Sanders Appears On Podcast To Debate Health Care, Gun Laws And Aliens |url=https://www.newsweek.com/joe-rogan-praised-twitter-after-bernie-sanders-appears-podcast-debate-health-care-gun-laws-1453096 |website=Newsweek |access-date=August 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810102745/https://www.newsweek.com/joe-rogan-praised-twitter-after-bernie-sanders-appears-podcast-debate-health-care-gun-laws-1453096 |archive-date=August 10, 2019 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Joe Rogan Experience #1330 - Bernie Sanders |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O-iLk1G_ng |website=YouTube |access-date=August 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810003240/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O-iLk1G_ng |archive-date=August 10, 2019 |url-status=live }}

On November 16, 2019, Sanders participated in a presidential town hall at the California Democratic Party Convention. Following the event, supporters of Sanders celebrated his campaign for Medicare for All and a Green New Deal in the lobby of the convention hall, where Sanders banners were draped over the railings.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

Sanders was hospitalized on October 1, 2019, after experiencing chest pains at a campaign event in Las Vegas. He was diagnosed with a heart attack, and a routine operation was performed to insert two stents to address a blockage in an artery.{{cite news |last1=Choi |first1=Matthew |last2=Otterbein |first2=Holly |title=Bernie Sanders suffered heart attack, has been discharged from hospital |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/04/bernie-sanders-heart-attack-000276 |work=Politico |access-date=October 4, 2019 |date=October 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191005082905/https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/04/bernie-sanders-heart-attack-000276 |archive-date=October 5, 2019 |url-status=live }} Scheduled campaign events and appearances were canceled until further notice,{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bernie-sanders-78-canceled-events-notice-hospitalized/story?id=66003850|title=Bernie Sanders hospitalized with chest pain, campaign events canceled|last1=Parks|first1=Maryalice|last2=Margolin|first2=Josh|date=October 2, 2019|work=ABC News|access-date=October 2, 2019|last3=Karson|first3=Kendall|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002152402/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bernie-sanders-78-canceled-events-notice-hospitalized/story?id=66003850|archive-date=October 2, 2019|url-status=live}} but he confirmed that he would be in the October debate.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/03/us/politics/bernie-sanders-debate-heart.html|date=October 3, 2019|access-date=October 3, 2019|title=Bernie Sanders Will Participate in Next Debate, His Campaign Says|first=Sydney|last=Ember|website=The New York Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003170037/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/03/us/politics/bernie-sanders-debate-heart.html|archive-date=October 3, 2019|url-status=live}}

On October 19, 2019, Sanders accepted the endorsement of Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at a rally in Queens, New York. The Queens rally had almost 26,000 attendees, making it the largest rally held by a 2020 Democratic primary candidate by attendance.{{cite news |last1=Simonson |first1=Joseph |title=Sanders New York rally marks largest of primary campaign |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/sanders-new-york-rally-marks-largest-of-primary-campaign |access-date=February 15, 2020 |agency=Washington Examiner |date=October 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219233446/https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/sanders-new-york-rally-marks-largest-of-primary-campaign |archive-date=February 19, 2020 |url-status=live }} The Queens rally was Sanders' first rally since his heart attack, and his second public appearance after the Democratic debate that month. It is generally considered an inflection point for his campaign, as Sanders' polling saw a significant recovery following the rally and endorsement.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

In December 2019, three months after experiencing a heart attack, Sanders released three letters from physicians detailing his health. A letter from Attending Physician of Congress Brian P. Monahan declared Sanders "in good health currently" and detailed his discontinuation of use of beta blockers and blood thinning medication prescribed to him after the procedure, while letters from two cardiologists also declared Sanders as healthy.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/30/us/politics/bernie-sanders-health-medical-records.html |title=Bernie Sanders Is in 'Good Health,' His Doctors Say |author=Ember, Sydney |work=The New York Times |date=December 30, 2019 |access-date=February 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202064309/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/30/us/politics/bernie-sanders-health-medical-records.html |archive-date=February 2, 2020 |url-status=live }} Even after releasing the letters, Sanders faced criticism from other candidates for failing to be transparent about his health condition. Defending Sanders, his spokeswoman Briahna Joy Gray falsely claimed that Mike Bloomberg had also "suffered heart attacks in the past."{{Cite news|last=Ember|first=Sydney|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/19/us/politics/bernie-sanders-health.html|title=Sanders Suggests He Won't Release Full Medical Records|date=February 19, 2020|work=The New York Times|access-date=February 22, 2020|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222025403/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/19/us/politics/bernie-sanders-health.html|archive-date=February 22, 2020|url-status=live}} Gray later issued a statement saying she had misspoken: "I misspoke when I said Bloomberg had a heart attack. Rather, he underwent the same stent procedure as Bernie. Bernie released 3 detailed medical reports in December — just like the other candidates."{{cite web |last1=Stracqualursi |first1=Veronica |title=Sanders spokeswoman says she misspoke after distorting Bloomberg's health record |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/19/politics/bernie-sanders-health-records-cnntv/index.html |website=CNN |date=February 19, 2020 |access-date=February 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223172836/https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/19/politics/bernie-sanders-health-records-cnntv/index.html |archive-date=February 23, 2020 |url-status=live }}

File:Sanders_rally_Council_Bluffs_IMG_3973_(49036404551).jpg stumping for Sanders at a November 8, 2019 rally in Council Bluffs, Iowa]]

Following his winning the popular vote in the 2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses, the popular vote and delegate count in the New Hampshire Democratic primary, and a significant surge in national polls, Sanders emerged as a front-runner in the 2020 primaries.{{cite news |last1=Cillizza |first1=Chris |last2=Enten |first2=Harry |title=Bernie Sanders is the new Democratic front-runner |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/13/politics/bernie-sanders-pete-buttigieg-2020-race/index.html |access-date=February 13, 2020 |work=CNN |date=February 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213174850/https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/13/politics/bernie-sanders-pete-buttigieg-2020-race/index.html |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Easley |first1=Jonathan |title=Sanders builds double-digit national lead: poll |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/482969-sanders-builds-double-digit-national-lead-poll |access-date=February 13, 2020 |work=The Hill |date=February 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213221036/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/482969-sanders-builds-double-digit-national-lead-poll |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=live }} Sanders surpassed Joe Biden in the RealClearPolitics average for the first time ever on February 10, 2020. Some more moderate Democrats have expressed concerns that a Sanders nomination could cause a down-ballot effect favoring Republican candidates,{{cite news |last1=Smiley |first1=David |title=Anxiety of a Bernie Sanders Democrat ticket begins to spread down the ballot in Miami |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article240147903.html#storylink=cpy |access-date=February 14, 2020 |publisher=Miami Herald |date=February 10, 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Peters |first1=Jeremy W. |last2=Stolberg |first2=Sheryl Gay |last3=Kelly |first3=Kate |title=As Sanders Rises, Some Democrats Are Jittery About Possible Consequences |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/12/us/politics/bernie-sanders-democrats.html |access-date=February 14, 2020 |work=New York Times |date=February 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213224630/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/12/us/politics/bernie-sanders-democrats.html |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Wong |first1=Scott |last2=Marcos |first2=Cristina |title=Vulnerable Democrats fret over surging Sanders |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/482648-vulnerable-democrats-fret-over-surging-sanders |access-date=February 14, 2020 |work=The Hill |date=February 11, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215022649/https://thehill.com/homenews/house/482648-vulnerable-democrats-fret-over-surging-sanders |archive-date=February 15, 2020 |url-status=live }} while others have argued that a progressive nominee such as Sanders could benefit from a greater turnout of young and historically disenfranchised voters.{{Cite news|last=Price|first=Melanye|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/11/01/opinion/democratic-party-base-2020.html|title=Opinion {{!}} These 7 Million Young People Can Beat Trump|date=November 1, 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=February 23, 2020|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223225539/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/11/01/opinion/democratic-party-base-2020.html|archive-date=February 23, 2020|url-status=live}} Congressional Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer have both indicated they would be comfortable with Sanders at the top of the ticket, and attempted to allay fears about Sanders' influence down-ballot.{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Martin |title=Pelosi says she'd be comfortable with Sanders at top of ticket |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/484699-pelosi-confirms-that-shed-be-comfortable-with-sanders-at-top-of-ticket |access-date=March 5, 2020 |work=The Hill |date=February 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304120228/https://thehill.com/homenews/house/484699-pelosi-confirms-that-shed-be-comfortable-with-sanders-at-top-of-ticket |archive-date=March 4, 2020 |url-status=live }}

Sanders has faced criticism for the toxic online behavior of some of his supporters, especially following the Culinary Workers Union's decision not to endorse him. The union claimed that this was in part due to online harassment union leaders received from Sanders supporters after distributing a flyer criticizing Sanders's healthcare policy.{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/483052-sanders-addresses-allegations-of-harassment-from-culinary-union|title=Sanders calls online harassment 'unacceptable' after allegations from Culinary Union|last=Coleman|first=Justine|date=February 13, 2020|website=The Hill|access-date=February 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225012414/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/483052-sanders-addresses-allegations-of-harassment-from-culinary-union|archive-date=February 25, 2020|url-status=live}} At the Democratic debate on February 19, Sanders suggested that such behavior represents only a small fraction of his base and that some of his alleged online supporters may be Russian bots.{{cite news |last1=Rawnsley |first1=Adam |last2=Stein |first2=Sam |title=Experts Say There's 'No Evidence' for Bernie's Russian Bot Claim |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/experts-call-bs-on-bernies-russian-bot-theory |work=The Daily Beast |date=February 21, 2020 |access-date=February 23, 2020}} A spokesperson for Twitter said there was no evidence backing Sanders's claim.{{cite news |last1=Javers |first1=Eamon |last2=Feiner |first2=Lauren |title=Twitter knocks down Bernie Sanders' suggestion that Russian trolls are behind online attacks from his supporters |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/20/twitter-knocks-down-sanders-suggestion-russian-trolls-behind-supporters.html |work=CNBC |date=February 20, 2020 |access-date=February 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222115000/https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/20/twitter-knocks-down-sanders-suggestion-russian-trolls-behind-supporters.html |archive-date=February 22, 2020 |url-status=live }} On February 22, it was reported that Russia had been attempting to interfere in the primaries to support Sanders. In response, Sanders denounced Russian election interference, stating, "If elected president, trust me, [Putin is] not going to be interfering in American elections."{{Cite news|last1=Barnes|first1=Julian E.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/21/us/politics/bernie-sanders-russia.html|title=Russia Is Said to Be Interfering to Aid Sanders in Democratic Primaries|date=February 21, 2020|work=The New York Times|access-date=February 22, 2020|last2=Ember|first2=Sydney|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222132741/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/21/us/politics/bernie-sanders-russia.html|archive-date=February 22, 2020|url-status=live}} He said that his campaign was briefed about Russia's alleged efforts about a month before. The following day, Sanders won the Nevada caucuses.{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/02/22/808503311/sanders-projected-to-win-nevada-caucuses-solidifing-status-as-front-runner|title=Sanders Projected To Win Nevada Caucuses, Solidifying Status As Front-Runner|website=NPR.org|access-date=February 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223005454/https://www.npr.org/2020/02/22/808503311/sanders-projected-to-win-nevada-caucuses-solidifing-status-as-front-runner|archive-date=February 23, 2020|url-status=live}} Sanders once again condemned Putin at the Democratic debate in Charleston, South Carolina, on February 25.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/02/26/us/politics/26reuters-usa-election-debate-quotes.html|title='Chaos ... Coming Our Way'-Top Quotes From the Democratic Presidential Debate|agency=Reuters|newspaper=The New York Times|date=February 26, 2020|quote=Responding to an intelligence report that Russia was trying to help his campaign, Sanders said, "And let me tell Mr. Putin, who interfered in the 2016 election ... hey, Mr. Putin, if I'm president of the United States, trust me, you're not going to interfere in any more American elections.|access-date=March 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301163533/https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/02/26/us/politics/26reuters-usa-election-debate-quotes.html|archive-date=March 1, 2020|url-status=live}} In February 2020, he temporarily became the race's front-runner.{{Cite news|last1=Burns|first1=Alexander|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/19/us/politics/democratic-debate-nevada-recap.html|title=Warren Leads an Onslaught of Attacks, Zeroing In on Bloomberg|date=February 19, 2020|work=The New York Times|access-date=February 20, 2020|last2=Martin|first2=Jonathan|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220043126/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/19/us/politics/democratic-debate-nevada-recap.html|archive-date=February 20, 2020|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/bernie-sanders-now-front-runner-moderates-may-be-too-divided-n1135596|title=Bernie Sanders is now the front-runner. And moderates may be too divided to stop him|last1=Kapur|first1=Sahil|last2=Brewster|first2=Shaquille|date=February 12, 2020|website=NBC|access-date=February 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219185440/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/bernie-sanders-now-front-runner-moderates-may-be-too-divided-n1135596|archive-date=February 19, 2020|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/17/politics/bernie-sanders-democratic-primary-2020-election/index.html|title=How Bernie Sanders became the Democratic primary's early front-runner|last1=Krieg|first1=Gregory|last2=Nobles|first2=Ryan|date=February 18, 2020|website=CNN|access-date=February 20, 2020|last3=Grayer|first3=Annie|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219094242/https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/17/politics/bernie-sanders-democratic-primary-2020-election/index.html|archive-date=February 19, 2020|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/18/bernie-sanders-frontrunner-nationwide-poll-115753|title=Sanders surges to double-digit lead in new nationwide poll|last=Ward|first=Myah|date=February 18, 2020|website=Politico|access-date=February 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219141705/https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/18/bernie-sanders-frontrunner-nationwide-poll-115753|archive-date=February 19, 2020|url-status=live}}

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Shortly before Super Tuesday, Biden won the South Carolina, a victory that was largely attributed to Rep. Jim Clyburn's (D-SC) endorsement of him. Biden also received multiple key endorsements of former 2020 Democratic primary competitors, adding to his momentum. Following Biden attaining the lead in the election during the Super Tuesday primaries, Sanders said he would drop out if Biden ends up having more pledged delegates than him by the time of the 2020 Democratic National Convention in July, eliminating the need for superdelegate intervention in the event of a contested convention.{{cite news |last1=Slisco |first1=Aila |title=Bernie Sanders says he will drop out if Biden gets plurality coming into Dem convention |url=https://www.newsweek.com/bernie-sanders-will-drop-out-if-biden-gets-plurality-coming-dem-convention-1490614 |access-date=March 5, 2020 |work=Newsweek |date=March 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305194947/https://www.newsweek.com/bernie-sanders-will-drop-out-if-biden-gets-plurality-coming-dem-convention-1490614 |archive-date=March 5, 2020 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Gabbatt |first1=Adam |title=What is a contested convention? Divided Democrats may face scenario |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/04/democratic-national-convention-contested-explained |access-date=March 5, 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=March 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304195045/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/04/democratic-national-convention-contested-explained |archive-date=March 4, 2020 |url-status=live }}

One week after Super Tuesday, the Michigan primary, which in 2016 gave the Sanders campaign a critical boost, was a decisive victory for Biden.Abdalla, Jihan. (March 11, 2020). "Revolution denied: How Sanders's youth movement failed to catch". [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/revolution-denied-sanders-youth-movement-failed-catch-200308160150344.html Al Jazeera website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200312040835/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/revolution-denied-sanders-youth-movement-failed-catch-200308160150344.html |date=March 12, 2020 }} Retrieved March 11, 2020. The North Dakota primary was the sole victory for Sanders on the week after Super Tuesday. On March 14, Sanders won the Northern Mariana Islands caucuses, a minor contest awarding him 4 delegates.

The day after the March 17 primaries, in which Biden won all three states by wide margins, Sanders said his team was "assessing the state of our campaign" but that it would not be ending. The campaign later deactivated its Facebook advertisements.{{Cite web|url=https://www.axios.com/bernie-sanders-suspends-facebook-ads-2020-election-8d888649-55fb-4358-a6e6-cac09584bac8.html|title=Bernie Sanders suspends his 2020 campaign Facebook ads|last=McCammond|first=Alexi|website=Axios|date=March 18, 2020|access-date=March 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318170101/https://www.axios.com/bernie-sanders-suspends-facebook-ads-2020-election-8d888649-55fb-4358-a6e6-cac09584bac8.html|archive-date=March 18, 2020|url-status=live}} Aides to both his and Biden's campaign said they were in contact with one another regarding the coronavirus pandemic,{{cite news |last1=Merica |first1=Dan |last2=Bradner |first2=Eric |title=Sanders responds angrily to reporter when asked about his campaign: 'I'm dealing with a f**king global crisis' |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/18/politics/democratic-primary-bernie-sanders/index.html |access-date=March 19, 2020 |work=CNN |date=March 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319065617/https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/18/politics/democratic-primary-bernie-sanders/index.html |archive-date=March 19, 2020 |url-status=live }} which caused many of the upcoming primaries to be postponed.

After poor results in election contests from Super Tuesday and beyond,{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/17/biden-sanders-final-primaries-coronavirus-freeze-134448|title=Biden sweeps Sanders in Illinois, Florida and Arizona|last=Cadelago|first=Christopher|website=POLITICO|language=en|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329025800/https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/17/biden-sanders-final-primaries-coronavirus-freeze-134448|archive-date=March 29, 2020|url-status=live}} Sanders announced the suspension of his 2020 presidential campaign in a call to staff and supporters on April 8.{{Cite news|last=Trudo|first=Hunter Woodall{{!}}Scott Bixby{{!}}Hanna|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/bernie-sanders-suspends-2020-presidential-campaign|title=Bernie Sanders Suspends 2020 Presidential Campaign|date=April 8, 2020|work=The Daily Beast|access-date=April 8, 2020}} The suspension of his campaign came after failing to expand his base past his 2016 campaign that was against Hillary Clinton for the 2016 Democratic nomination.{{Cite news|last1=Ember|first1=Sydney|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/24/us/politics/bernie-sanders-democratic-voters.html|title=Sanders Says He'll Attract a Wave of New Voters. It Hasn't Happened.|date=February 24, 2020|work=The New York Times|access-date=April 8, 2020|last2=Cohn|first2=Nate|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304102152/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/24/us/politics/bernie-sanders-democratic-voters.html|archive-date=March 4, 2020|url-status=live}} He stated that he would remain on the ballot in the remaining states and continue to accumulate delegates with the goal of influencing the Democratic Party's platform.{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/sanders-will-continue-gathering-delegates-to-influence-dnc-platform-2020-4|title=Bernie Sanders vows to stay on upcoming ballots and continue to gather delegates so he can 'exert significant influence over the party platform'|last=Epstein|first=Kayla|website=Business Insider|date=April 8, 2020|access-date=April 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410014117/https://www.businessinsider.com/sanders-will-continue-gathering-delegates-to-influence-dnc-platform-2020-4|archive-date=April 10, 2020|url-status=live}}{{Cite news |last=Ember |first=Sydney |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/us/politics/bernie-sanders-drops-out.html |title=Bernie Sanders Drops Out of 2020 Democratic Race for President |date=April 8, 2020 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=April 8, 2020 |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.msnbc.com/andrea-mitchell-reports/watch/sanders-drops-out-will-work-with-biden-but-remain-on-ballot-to-influence-policy-81781317998|title=Sanders drops out, remains on ballot to press issues important to political agenda|publisher=MSNBC|date=April 8, 2020|access-date=April 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408185840/https://www.msnbc.com/andrea-mitchell-reports/watch/sanders-drops-out-will-work-with-biden-but-remain-on-ballot-to-influence-policy-81781317998|archive-date=April 8, 2020|url-status=live}}

{{main|2020 Democratic Party presidential debates}}

Sanders participated in all eleven Democratic debates of the primary season; only he and Joe Biden have done so. The first debate was split into two parts, with 10 candidates debating on June 26 and 10 other candidates debating on June 27; a random drawing placed Sanders in the latter group of candidates.{{cite web |last1=Montellaro |first1=Zach |last2=Cadelago |first2=Christopher |title=DNC, NBC announce first debate lineups |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/14/dnc-announces-first-debate-lineups-1365570 |website=Politico |access-date=June 29, 2019 |date=June 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190615012039/https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/14/dnc-announces-first-debate-lineups-1365570 |archive-date=June 15, 2019 |url-status=live }} Along with Kamala Harris, Sanders was one of two candidates to raise their hands when moderators asked for a show of hands from those who sought the abolition of private insurance as part of an effort to achieve universal coverage. Gregory Krieg of CNN observed, "Generations of Democrats of have toyed with ideas for expanding or guaranteeing coverage. But it is Sanders's relentless push for Medicare for All{{snd}}a proposal with 14 Senate co-sponsors in its latest iteration{{snd}}that has set a measuring stick among Democrats in this primary."{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/28/politics/bernie-sanders-medicare-for-all-democratic-debate/index.html|access-date=January 27, 2020|title=The Bernie Effect: Sanders sets the bar in Democratic health care debate|first=Gregory|last=Krieg|date=June 28, 2019|publisher=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217054752/https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/28/politics/bernie-sanders-medicare-for-all-democratic-debate/index.html|archive-date=December 17, 2019|url-status=live}}

The second debates of the primary took place on July 30 and 31 in Detroit, with Sanders participating on the first night.{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/453838-biden-harris-set-for-second-democratic-debate-showdown|title=Biden, Harris set for second Democratic debate showdown|date=July 18, 2019|first=Julia|last=Manchester|newspaper=The Hill|access-date=January 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731183653/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/453838-biden-harris-set-for-second-democratic-debate-showdown|archive-date=July 31, 2019|url-status=live}} When Tim Ryan objected to Sanders knowing for sure that his Medicare for All proposal was comprehensive, Sanders replied, "I do know it. I wrote the damn bill!"{{cite news |first1=Max |last1=Greenwood |first2=Jonathan |last2=Easley |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/455475-5-takeaways-from-democratic-debate-slugfest |title=5 takeaways from combative Democratic debate |date=July 30, 2019 |newspaper=The Hill |access-date=January 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191201151239/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/455475-5-takeaways-from-democratic-debate-slugfest |archive-date=December 1, 2019 |url-status=live }} Matt Flegenheimer of The New York Times wrote that through his dismissal of Ryan "and other exchanges like it—with several candidates nipping at him and a team of CNN moderators goading the contenders into open conflict—Mr. Sanders made this much clear: For better or worse for the party, he can still own the Democratic debate. And, on this night, the Democratic debate stage."{{cite news |date=July 30, 2019 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/30/us/politics/bernie-sanders-debate.html |title=Bernie Sanders 'Wrote the Damn Bill.' Everyone Else Is Just Fighting About It. |first=Matt |last=Flegenheimer |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=January 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309062131/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/30/us/politics/bernie-sanders-debate.html |archive-date=March 9, 2020 |url-status=live }} The phrase "I wrote the damn bill!" gained a life of its own, being repeated by Bernie in campaign events and later debates, and even being used in the title of Jeopardy! categories.{{cite news |url=https://popculture.com/tv-shows/2020/01/22/jeopardy-fans-noticed-sly-bernie-sanders-wrote-damn-bill-categories-greatest-all-time-night-three/ |title='Jeopardy!' Fans Noticed a Sly Bernie Sanders Reference in the Categories During 'Greatest of All Time' Night 3 |date=January 22, 2020 |work=popculture.com |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=January 27, 2020 |first=Kyle |last=Phillippi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127134743/https://popculture.com/tv-shows/2020/01/22/jeopardy-fans-noticed-sly-bernie-sanders-wrote-damn-bill-categories-greatest-all-time-night-three/ |archive-date=January 27, 2020 |url-status=live }}

Sanders took part in the October 15 debate, his first appearance since he was hospitalized on October 1 when he was diagnosed as having had a myocardial infarction (heart attack). Todd Graham, a nationally recognized debate coach, gave Sanders an "A" for his performance, his highest rating of all of the candidates. He praised Sanders' comeback to Biden saying he was the only candidate that had done anything important. Sanders replied, "You got the disastrous war in Iraq done. You got a bankruptcy bill, which is hurting middle-class families all over this country. You got trade agreements, like NAFTA (The North American Free Trade Agreement) and PNTR (Permanent Normal Trade Relations), with China done, which have cost us 4 million jobs." Both Biden and Elizabeth Warren received a rating of "C" from Graham.{{cite web |last1=Graham |first1=Todd |title=Debate coach: A star emerged from the Democratic debate |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/16/opinions/debate-coach-graham-democratic-debate/index.html |date=October 16, 2019 |website=CNN |access-date=October 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016193858/https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/16/opinions/debate-coach-graham-democratic-debate/index.html |archive-date=October 16, 2019 |url-status=live }}

The first debate that featured Sanders as a nationally recognized front-runner was the February 19 debate in Paradise, Nevada. This debate also featured former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg for the first time since his late entrance to the race in November 2019.{{Cite news |last1=Burns |first1=Alexander |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/19/us/politics/democratic-debate-nevada-recap.html |title=Warren Leads an Onslaught of Attacks, Zeroing In on Bloomberg |date=February 19, 2020 |work=The New York Times |access-date=February 29, 2020 |url-status=live |last2=Martin |first2=Jonathan |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229152135/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/19/us/politics/democratic-debate-nevada-recap.html |archive-date=February 29, 2020 }}

Sanders participated in the March 15 debate against Joe Biden on CNN. This was the first one-on-one debate of the primary season, as most other candidates had dropped out or did not meet the qualifications for the debate.{{cite news |last1=Bradner |first1=Eric |last2=Merica |first2=Dan |title=5 takeaways from the Biden vs. Sanders debate |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/16/politics/debate-recap/index.html |access-date=March 16, 2020 |work=CNN |date=March 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200316044815/https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/16/politics/debate-recap/index.html |archive-date=March 16, 2020 |url-status=live }}

On the possibility of future debates, Sanders told Anderson Cooper on March 25, "I think we need a good debate as to where we go, not only just now but in the future. And to my mind, if there's anything that this unexpected moment in American history should teach us, we've got to rethink the basic structures of American society, and that is guaranteed health care to all as a human right, creating an economy that provides for all people not just the wealthy."{{cite news |last1=Bradner |first1=Eric |last2=Merica |first2=Dan |title=Biden says Democrats have 'had enough debates' after Sanders commits to April showdown |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/25/politics/joe-biden-democrats-had-enough-debates/index.html |access-date=March 29, 2020 |work=CNN |date=March 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329092907/https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/25/politics/joe-biden-democrats-had-enough-debates/index.html |archive-date=March 29, 2020 |url-status=live }}

{{main|Political positions of Bernie Sanders}}

Sanders is a democratic socialist, progressive and pro-labor rights advocate who emphasizes reversing economic inequality to limit the power of the wealthy so there is "democratic socialism for working families, not just Wall Street, billionaires and large corporations." He advocates for universal and single-payer healthcare, paid parental leave, as well as tuition-free tertiary education. Sanders views global warming as a serious problem,{{cite news |last=Totten |first=Shay |date=January 15, 2007 |title=Sanders to push global warming legislation in Senate |work=Vermont Guardian |quote=Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT, said Monday he was making good on at least one of a handful of campaign promises — introducing a bill designed to cut U.S. contributions to global greenhouse gas emissions in the next decade. ... Sanders added that construction of new power plants is "extraordinarily expensive" and he would prefer to see federal funding support used to expand the development of sustainable energy, as well as biofuels. |url=https://www.vermontguardian.com/local/012007/GlobalWarmingBill.shtml |access-date=August 4, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508004601/http://www.vermontguardian.com/local/012007/GlobalWarmingBill.shtml |archive-date=May 8, 2015 |url-status=live }} and he brought the need for aggressive climate action to national attention in his 2016 run. In 2019 he announced support for Green New Deal legislation.{{cite web |last1=Olivia |first1=Rosane |title=Bernie Sanders Enters 2020 Race, Promises Own Version of Green New Deal |url=https://www.ecowatch.com/bernie-sanders-2020-2629410846.html |date=February 19, 2019 |website=EcoWatch |access-date=April 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419115516/https://www.ecowatch.com/bernie-sanders-2020-2629410846.html |archive-date=April 19, 2019 |url-status=live }} On foreign policy, Sanders broadly supports reducing military spending, pursuing more diplomacy and international cooperation, and putting greater emphasis on labor rights and environmental concerns when negotiating international trade agreements. On social issues, he stands for immigration reform, abortion rights for women, opposition to the death penalty, LGBT equality, and recognition of Black Lives Matter concerns.{{cite web|url=http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/bernie-sanders-democratic-socialism |title=Bernie Sanders explains democratic socialism|last=Seitz-Wald|first=Alex|date=November 19, 2015|publisher=MSNBC|access-date=March 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301233912/http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/bernie-sanders-democratic-socialism|archive-date=March 1, 2019|url-status=live }}

{{main|List of Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign endorsements}}

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Major current or former American politicians who endorsed Sanders include Patrick Leahy, Nina Turner, Jesús "Chuy" García,{{cite web |last1=Doughton |first1=Sandi |title=Rep. Jesus 'Chuy' Garcia endorses Bernie Sanders, will rally Latino voters in Nevada |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/2/20/21137639/bernie-sanders-jesus-chuy-garcia-endorses-democratic-presidential-nomination/ |website=chicago.suntimes.com |publisher=Chicago Sun Times |access-date=February 20, 2020 |date=February 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220162107/https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/2/20/21137639/bernie-sanders-jesus-chuy-garcia-endorses-democratic-presidential-nomination |archive-date=February 20, 2020 |url-status=live }} Pramila Jayapal, Ro Khanna, Keith Ellison, Peter Welch,{{cite web |last1=Burke |first1=Michael |title=Leahy endorses Sanders for president |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/430627-leahy-endorses-sanders-for-president |newspaper=The Hill |access-date=February 19, 2019 |date=February 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219201725/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/430627-leahy-endorses-sanders-for-president |archive-date=February 19, 2019 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Bernie Sanders Is the Democratic Front-Runner |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/02/bernie-sanders-democratic-frontrunner-president/583066/ |first=Edward-Isaac |last=Dovere |publisher=The Atlantic |access-date=February 19, 2019 |date=February 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219212755/https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/02/bernie-sanders-democratic-frontrunner-president/583066/ |archive-date=February 19, 2019 |url-status=live }} Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,{{Cite news|date=October 16, 2019|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/15/politics/aoc-to-endorse-bernie-sanders/index.html|title=Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar to endorse Bernie Sanders, who announces plan to visit Rashida Tlaib in Detroit|first1=Gregory|last1=Krieg|first2=Annie|last2=Grayer|first3=Jeff|last3=Zeleny|first4=Ryan|last4=Nobles|website=CNN|access-date=October 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016054533/https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/15/politics/aoc-to-endorse-bernie-sanders/index.html|archive-date=October 16, 2019|url-status=live}} Ilhan Omar,{{cite news |last=Ember |first=Sydney |date=October 15, 2019 |title=Ilhan Omar Endorses Bernie Sanders, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Will Do So as Well |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/15/us/politics/aoc-endorses-bernie-sanders.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=October 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016030840/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/15/us/politics/aoc-endorses-bernie-sanders.html |archive-date=October 16, 2019 |url-status=live }} Rashida Tlaib,{{cite news|last=Kalewold|first=Kalewold H.|date=October 19, 2019|title=AOC and Ilhan Omar Are Anchors of a Movement|url=https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/10/bernie-sanders-aoc-endorsement-ilhan-omar-rashida-tlaib|work=Jacobin|access-date=October 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191020094601/https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/10/bernie-sanders-aoc-endorsement-ilhan-omar-rashida-tlaib|archive-date=October 20, 2019|url-status=live}} Robert Reich, Bill de Blasio,{{Cite news|date=February 14, 2020|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/14/politics/bill-de-blasio-endorsement-bernie-sanders/index.html|title=Bill de Blasio endorses Bernie Sanders for president|first1=Ryan|last1=Nobles|first2=Gregory|last2=Krieg|website=CNN|access-date=February 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214224506/https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/02/14/politics/bill-de-blasio-endorsement-bernie-sanders/index.html|archive-date=February 14, 2020|url-status=live}} Mark Pocan{{cite web |last1=Bauer |first1=Scott |title=Pocan endorses Sanders, giving him a boost in Wisconsin |url=https://apnews.com/7c6799ee5425569a3765f9f75f9b0577 |website=apnews.com |publisher=The Associated Press |access-date=January 16, 2020 |date=January 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116133831/https://apnews.com/7c6799ee5425569a3765f9f75f9b0577 |archive-date=January 16, 2020 |url-status=live }} and Mike Gravel.{{cite news|last=Frazin|first=Rachel|date=August 6, 2019|title=Gravel endorses Bernie Sanders after suspending campaign|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/456338-gravel-endorses-bernie-sanders-after-suspending-campaign|work=The Hill|access-date=August 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806152038/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/456338-gravel-endorses-bernie-sanders-after-suspending-campaign|archive-date=August 6, 2019|url-status=live}} This stood in stark contrast with 2016, when Sanders had little to no support from prominent political figures. Political organizations including Brand New Congress and Our Revolution have also endorsed his candidacy.{{cite web |title=Bernie in 2020 |url=https://go.ourrevolution.com/page/s/join-the-volunteer-army-ready-for-bernie-in-2020/ |website=ourrevolution.com |publisher=Our Revolution |access-date=February 19, 2019 |date=February 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301231012/https://go.ourrevolution.com/page/s/join-the-volunteer-army-ready-for-bernie-in-2020/ |archive-date=March 1, 2019 |url-status=live }}{{cite tweet|author=Brand New Congress|user=BrandNew535|number=1098091106896613376|date=February 19, 2019|title=Yes! And when we accomplish that we better have a Congress in place to back that President up! Let's get to work for 2020!|access-date=February 19, 2019}} In January 2020, the Sunrise Movement endorsed Sanders for president.{{cite news|author=|date=January 9, 2020|title=Youth Climate Group the Sunrise Movement Endorses Bernie Sanders|url=https://www.democracynow.org/2020/1/9/headlines/youth_climate_group_the_sunrise_movement_endorses_bernie_sanders|work=Democracy Now!|access-date=January 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200109181720/https://www.democracynow.org/2020/1/9/headlines/youth_climate_group_the_sunrise_movement_endorses_bernie_sanders|archive-date=January 9, 2020|url-status=live}}

International heads of state including Daniel Ortega, Evo Morales, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Rafael Correa had also endorsed Sanders.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

Notable individuals who had endorsed Sanders include Jack Nicholson, Emily Ratajkowski, Danny DeVito,{{cite tweet |last=DeVito |first=Danny |user=DannyDeVito |number=1098304288168718336 |date=February 20, 2019 |title=Bernie 2020 |access-date=February 20, 2019}} Danny Glover,{{cite web |last=McCord |first=Susan |title=Danny Glover campaigns for Bernie Sanders in Aiken |url=https://www.augustachronicle.com/news/20190613/danny-glover-campaigns-for-bernie-sanders-in-aiken |website=The Augusta Chronicle |date=June 17, 2019 |access-date=August 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812112446/https://www.augustachronicle.com/news/20190613/danny-glover-campaigns-for-bernie-sanders-in-aiken |archive-date=August 12, 2019 |url-status=live }} Dick Van Dyke,{{cite news |last1=Axelrod |first1=Tal |title=Dick Van Dyke endorses Sanders, calls for support from older voters |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/484160-dick-van-dyke-endorses-sanders-calls-for-support-from-older-voters |access-date=February 25, 2020 |work=The Hill |date=February 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222120853/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/484160-dick-van-dyke-endorses-sanders-calls-for-support-from-older-voters |archive-date=February 22, 2020 |url-status=live }} Cardi B,{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/453562-sanders-very-appreciative-of-cardi-bs-support|title=Sanders 'very appreciative' of Cardi B's support|last=Lejeune|first=Tristan|date=July 17, 2019|website=TheHill|language=en|access-date=July 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720194034/https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/453562-sanders-very-appreciative-of-cardi-bs-support|archive-date=July 20, 2019|url-status=live}} Lil Yachty, Miley Cyrus, Hailey Bieber, Dave Bautista, Chloë Sevigny, Killer Mike, Shailene Woodley, Shaun King,{{cite tweet|last=King|first=Shaun|user=shaunking|number=1097830443657953286|date=February 19, 2019|title=YES! I am so glad that @BernieSanders is running. He will energize and engage voters in all 50 states. I've gotten to know and love Bernie over these past few years and he is among the most principled leaders in the world. He makes this race better in so many ways.|access-date=February 19, 2019}} Linda Sarsour, Susan Sarandon, John Mulaney, Rob Delaney, Milla Jovovich, Michael Moore,{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/michael-moore-endorses-bernie-sanders-saying-for-2020-1202764460/ |title=Michael Moore Endorses Bernie Sanders: It's Time To "Crush" Trump |last=Bennett |first=Anita |date=October 19, 2019 |website=Deadline |access-date=October 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191020020456/https://deadline.com/2019/10/michael-moore-endorses-bernie-sanders-saying-for-2020-1202764460/ |archive-date=October 20, 2019 |url-status=live }} Cynthia Nixon, John Cusack, Sarah Silverman, Werner Herzog, Ethan and Hila Klein, Magdalene Visaggio, Vincent Waller, Owen Dennis,{{cite tweet|last=Dennis|first=Owen|user=Oweeeeendennis|number=1227451030545293314|date=February 11, 2020|title=Aright look, here's a hard truth, Bernie Sanders needs to be the nom because it's just more fun to do impressions of him. No one likes doing Trump impressions, they leave you tired and sad, but every person's Bernie Sanders impression is pitch perfect and hilarious. Vote Bernie.|access-date=February 22, 2020}} Justin Long, Elizabeth Gillies, Thomas Middleditch, Lizzo, Caroline Calloway, David Cross, Charlyne Yi, Bill Sienkiewicz, Julian Casablancas, Norah Jones, Tim Heidecker,{{Cite news|date=January 9, 2020|url=https://medium.com/@thetimheidecker/wow-im-endorsing-bernie-sanders-8ffc8ff07b87|title=Wow. I'm endorsing Bernie Sanders.|first=Tim|last=Heidecker|website=Medium|access-date=January 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116171730/https://medium.com/@thetimheidecker/wow-im-endorsing-bernie-sanders-8ffc8ff07b87|archive-date=January 16, 2020|url-status=live}} Willow Smith, Susan Eisenberg, William Salyers, Sandy Fox, Jack White,{{Cite news|date=January 9, 2020|url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2019/10/25/jack-white-perform-bernie-sanders-rally-cass-tech/2458726001/|title=Jack White to perform at Bernie Sanders rally in Detroit|first=Brian|last=McCollum|website=Detroit Free Press|access-date=January 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113055838/https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2019/10/25/jack-white-perform-bernie-sanders-rally-cass-tech/2458726001/|archive-date=November 13, 2019|url-status=live}} Jason Mraz,{{Cite web |date=October 24, 2019 |url=https://www.jasonmraz.com/news/look-for-the-good |access-date=January 27, 2020 |title=Look for the Good. |first=Jason |last=Mraz |website=jasonmraz.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200119103211/https://www.jasonmraz.com/news/look-for-the-good |archive-date=January 19, 2020 |url-status=live }} Brandi Carlile, Billy West, Rebecca Sugar, Mark Ruffalo, TJ Kirk, Boogie2988, Greg Cipes, Amer Zahr, Eric Andre,{{cite web|date=January 20, 2020|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B7g4TGfFa_n/|title=Thanks to Eric Andre for joining our East LA phonebank! Anyone who wants to make calls like Eric can get involved at.|access-date=January 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200409020205/https://www.instagram.com/p/B7g4TGfFa_n/|archive-date=April 9, 2020|url-status=live}} Ariana Grande,{{cite web |last1=Budryk |first1=Zack |title=Bernie Sanders, Ariana Grande exchange glowing tweets after concert encounter |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/471354-sanders-ariana-grande-exchange-glowing-tweets-after-concert |date=November 20, 2019 |newspaper=The Hill |access-date=November 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191121080910/https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/471354-sanders-ariana-grande-exchange-glowing-tweets-after-concert |archive-date=November 21, 2019 |url-status=live }} Bon Iver's Justin Vernon,{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnIrYpZru_4|title=CNN - Bon Iver's Justin Vernon backs Bernie Sanders|website=youtube.com|access-date=March 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202064755/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnIrYpZru_4|archive-date=February 2, 2020|url-status=live}} Neil Young,{{cite magazine | last=Greene | first=Andy | title=Neil Young Endorses Bernie Sanders for President | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=2020-03-09 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/neil-young-bernie-sanders-endorsement-964573/ | access-date=2021-04-29}} and Cenk Uygur. Joe Rogan is said to have endorsed him due to his saying on his podcast that he would probably vote for Bernie,{{Citation|title=Joe Rogan Says He's Voting for Bernie|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve7ccl3YrHU|access-date=January 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128133748/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve7ccl3YrHU|archive-date=January 28, 2020|url-status=live}} but has since cast some doubt about whether this was an endorsement.{{Citation|title=Joe Rogan Responds to Bernie Sanders Endorsement Controversy|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-KjcOQPVeI|access-date=February 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201074616/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-KjcOQPVeI|archive-date=February 1, 2020|url-status=live}}

In July 2019, the Sanders campaign issued an "anti-endorsement" list consisting almost entirely of corporate executives and billionaires who have criticized the senator and his policies.{{cite news|last=Marans|first=Daniel|date=July 10, 2019|title=Bernie Sanders Touts New List Of 'Anti-Endorsements'|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-anti-endorsements_n_5d261b21e4b0583e482af0d3|work=The Huffington Post|access-date=July 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710230855/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-anti-endorsements_n_5d261b21e4b0583e482af0d3|archive-date=July 10, 2019|url-status=live}}

In February 2020, The New York Times reported that two members of the South Carolina legislature who endorsed Sanders owned small consulting firms that received tens of thousands of dollars as "vendors" to the Sanders campaign; the arrangement has raised ethical concerns.{{cite news |last1=Saul |first1=Stephanie |last2=Martin |first2=Jonathan |title=Tom Steyer and Bernie Sanders Got Endorsements From Lawmakers on Their Campaigns' Payroll |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/12/us/politics/bernie-sanders-tom-steyer-south-carolina.html |access-date=February 14, 2020 |work=New York Times |date=February 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213153350/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/12/us/politics/bernie-sanders-tom-steyer-south-carolina.html |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=live }} On February 23, 2020, the day after Sanders' victory in the Nevada caucuses, former presidential candidate Marianne Williamson endorsed Sanders.{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/23/politics/marianne-williamson-bernie-sanders-2020/index.html |title=Marianne Williamson endorses Bernie Sanders for president |first=Annie |last=Grayer |publisher=CNN |date=February 23, 2020 |access-date=February 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224023255/https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/23/politics/marianne-williamson-bernie-sanders-2020/index.html |archive-date=February 24, 2020 |url-status=live }}

On March 9, 2020, Working Families Party endorsed Sanders for President, following former presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren's withdrawal.{{cite news |last1=Lacy |first1=Akela |last2=Grim |first2=Ryan |date=March 9, 2020 |title=The Working Families Party Endorses Bernie Sanders for President |url=https://theintercept.com/2020/03/09/working-families-party-endorses-bernie-sanders-president/ |work=The Intercept |access-date=March 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309142423/https://theintercept.com/2020/03/09/working-families-party-endorses-bernie-sanders-president/ |archive-date=March 9, 2020 |url-status=live }}

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