Biden fights for momentum in Democrats' shifting primary
HOUSTON — Rivals no more, Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg united behind Joe Biden's presidential bid on Monday as the Democratic Party's moderate wing scrambled to boost the former vice president just hours before voting began across a series of high-stakes Super Tuesday states.
Klobuchar and Buttigieg become the second and third Democrat to abandon their presidential bids since Biden scored a resounding victory in South Carolina, his first of the 2020 roller-coaster nomination fight. New York billionaire Mike Bloomberg in particular could create problems for Biden's establishment appeal. Bloomberg, who will appear on a 2020 ballot for the first time on Tuesday, has invested more than a half billion dollars into his presidential bid and wracked up many high-profile endorsements of his own.
Yet a stream of new Biden backers stepped forward in the run-up to Tuesday, including former Nevada Sen. Harry Reid. The former Senate majority leader said, “I believe Biden is best able to defeat Donald Trump and enact the policies we all care about.” Biden has struggled to raise money in Silicon Valley, for example. The area is dominated by the tech sector, and many of its wealthy donors prioritize executing a data-driven plan. Biden’s rocky campaign pushed many toward Buttigieg or Bloomberg in recent months, financiers say. Biden's team is waging a quiet campaign to win them over, yet many are taking a wait-and-see approach.
Biden allies conceded that the post-South Carolina fundraising surge would have little impact on Super Tuesday. “My point here is not just to be negative about Joe," Sanders said. “My point here is to ask you: ‘What campaign is going to beat Donald Trump?’" But in an example of Biden's challenge ahead, Sanders said Sunday he raised an eye-popping $46.5 million for February. That compared to $29 million for Warren and $18 million for Biden over the same period.
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