Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) presidential campaign reportedly “signaled” Wednesday night that they may be open to ending their bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination and admitted that they are “speaking” to former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign staff.

The Washington Post reports that Sanders, whose top advisors said Wednesday morning that they were “reassessing” the senator’s chances at snagging the nomination in the interim between now and the next set of primaries three weeks from now, may be looking for a way to bow out of the contest that will preserve his impact on the race so far and his followers’ impact on the Democratic party platform.

“The next primary contest is at least three weeks away,” Sanders campaign manager Faiz Shakir told media in a statement Wednesday. “Sen. Sanders is going to be having conversations with supporters to assess his campaign.”

In a separate message to Sanders’ supporters, campaign aides said that Sanders was returning to Washington, D.C., to help handle the coronavirus situation, but that he and his wife, Jane, would be speaking with supporters to determine whether carrying on a doomed presidential run would be somehow beneficial.

Wednesday afternoon, the Sanders campaign suspended social media advertising, a development that was initially reported as a full campaign “suspension” — a story that was almost immediately corrected.

Perhaps the Sanders campaign’s most significant move — and the best evidence that they are considering a swift and untimely end to the Vermont socialist’s bid — was reaching out to Biden’s campaign, which they reportedly did sometime on Wednesday morning.