Rep. Cedric L. Richmond (D-La.), a Biden campaign co-chair, said Wednesday that “the math speaks for itself” in the Democratic nominating contest and that it would be helpful to unify the party, but stopped short of saying Sanders should exit the race.

“I’m not in the life-coaching business,” Richmond said. “Senator Sanders is a public servant. He’s running for president. I think that he’ll make a decision on his own. But in my opinion, I think the math speaks for itself. And I think that if anybody has a clear path to the nomination, it will probably be Joe Biden right now.”

Richmond said that he doesn’t believe Sanders’s continued presence in the race damages Biden or the Democratic Party, noting that no one thought it would be a quick process.

“But the sooner we can unify, the sooner we can focus on the present danger, which is Donald Trump,” he said, citing the president’s handling of the novel coronavirus and the economy, among other issues.

Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), another Biden campaign co-chair, echoed Richmond’s comments about whether Sanders should stay in the race.