“Public fears are being compounded by a pervasive lack of trust in this president, fueled by the adversarial relationship with the truth he continues to have,” the former vice president said in Delaware. The speech provided a stark contrast to Trump’s style of leadership, with Biden detailing a series of …
Read More »Joe Biden Needs to Bulk Up His Team. He’s Hiring a New Campaign Manager.
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. announced on Thursday that he had hired Jennifer O’Malley Dillon as his new campaign manager, elevating a veteran Democratic strategist as he tries to scale up his limited organization and pivot toward President Trump and the general election. Ms. O’Malley Dillon, 43, managed …
Read More »Florida poll shows Biden with staggering 44-point lead over Sanders
Joe Biden. | AP Photo/Matt Rourke TALLAHASSEE — Joe Biden is in line to deliver a knockout punch to Bernie Sanders in Florida in Tuesday‘s Democratic primary, according to a new poll that gives the former vice president a staggering 44-point lead over his opponent. Biden is lapping Sanders in …
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Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden, Senator Kamala Harris and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer during a campaign stop in Detroit, Michigan, March 9, 2020. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Joe Biden will win the Michigan primary, NBC News projected Tuesday, in a crushing blow to his last serious …
Read More »Exit polls show Democratic primary voters trust Biden more than Sanders in a crisis
Roughly half of Democratic primary voters in Michigan as well as in Washington state said they trust Biden most among the Democratic candidates to handle a major crisis. In Michigan, where the exit poll reflects only those who voted on Election Day, about a third say they trust Sanders most …
Read More »Bernie Sanders needs his own comeback and Joe Biden eyes bigger lead on Super Tuesday II
Primaries in Idaho, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri and Washington state and caucuses in North Dakota are taking place against the increasingly grim backdrop of the worsening coronavirus crisis. Luckily, the primary in Washington state, one of the worst hit regions, mostly involves mail-in ballots, so the state will avoid the risks …
Read More »Biden says he would veto Medicare for All, citing price tag
Former Vice President Joe Biden suggested that he would veto the universal health-care legislation known as “Medicare for All” championed by his Democratic presidential primary rival Sen. Bernie Sanders, citing costs. “Nancy Pelosi gets a version of it through the House of Representatives. It comes to your desk. Do you …
Read More »Michigan GOP mayor who backed Trump in 2016 will support Biden
“How could I look at (my) three kids and tell them I’m proud to support Donald Trump? I can’t. I won’t. I’m voting for @JoeBiden tomorrow and endorsing him for President of the United States,” Mayor Michael C. Taylor posted on Twitter Monday. Voters in Michigan and five other states …
Read More »What the polls show for Biden and Sanders in Michigan, other states
Democratic voters in six states will make their choices for president known Tuesday, when more than 350 delegates are at stake. Joe Biden has been rising in the polls since his Super Tuesday surge — when he won 10 states, building on a decisive victory in South Carolina — but …
Read More »Republican Mayor Drops Donald Trump for Joe Biden in Key Swing State of Michigan
With Tuesday’s Democratic primaries hours away, former Vice President Joe Biden has found an unexpected supporter in Sterling Heights, Michigan Mayor Michael Taylor, a Republican. “Since announcing my endorsement of Joe Biden I have received an outpouring of encouraging messages and believe even more strongly that Joe Biden is the …
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