Bernie Sanders began laying off staff today as his campaign came to grips with its losses yesterday in four states.

The Democratic presidential candidate’s campaign told staffers working on those contests to begin looking for new jobs rather than relocate to states with upcoming primaries as they have in the past, Politico reports.

It’s one sign in a series since yesterday that Sanders’ campaign is flat-lining.

Sanders spokesman Michael Briggs said the move was about ‘right-sizing’ the campaign now that 80 percent of the primary calendar is complete.

He side-stepped Politico’s suggestion that the decision to cut staff is coming from a point of weakness and said it’s ‘coming from a posture of reality.’

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