In the immediate aftermath of the 2024 presidential election, Democrats and liberals have been grasping at reasons for Vice President Kamala Harris’s loss to former (and soon-to-be again) President Donald Trump. Some analysis suggests that Harris simply couldn’t escape Joe Biden’s unpopularity and his late exit from the race.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Vice President Harris did her “very best” in the presidential election and called on the Democratic Party to look both inward and forward. Sanders joined CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday morning and host Dana Bash asked his thoughts about President Biden in the 2024 race as Democrats question