Michael Bennet Drops 2020 Bid, Squeezed in Party’s Tilt to Left
- Colorado senator lagged at bottom of polls, and in fundraising
- Bennet promoted moderate policies, opposed Medicare for All
Senator Michael Bennet
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Colorado Senator Michael Bennet is suspending his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday night.
Bennet ran as a moderate, rejecting favorite ideas of more progressive Democrats, including the Medicare for All plan espoused by Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren that would eliminate private health insurance. Instead, Bennet pushed his Medicare-X proposal to create a public option without a single-payer system.