(Bloomberg) -- Joe Biden remains the man to beat for the Democratic presidential nomination, but the party’s first debate exposed vulnerabilities that will test the former vice president’s front-runner status as the ground shifts beneath him.Biden’s rivals on the Miami stage took aim at his age, his
-- Joe Biden remains the man to beat for the Democratic presidential nomination, but the party’s first debate exposed vulnerabilities that will test the former vice president’s front-runner status as the ground shifts beneath him.
His critics say his familiarity to voters, from eight years as Barack Obama’s vice president, gives a false sense of his true strength in the contest. These critics say that so early in the nominating process, voters are going to back Biden mainly because they know him best but that his support isn’t fervent, enduring or deep.
One key metric to watch is how he fares with donors. On Friday, a major San Francisco-based contributor, Tom McInerney, told CNBC he had notified the Biden campaign that he was pulling back his support after Biden’s comments about working with the segregationist senators and his history of opposing busing came to light.
In Washington on Friday, Harris told reporters that the debate “covered a lot of issues and I’m looking forward to the next round,” which will be held on July 30 and 31 in Detroit.The moment was a much-needed jolt for Harris, who has slipped to fourth or fifth place in recent Democratic surveys after a strong campaign launch in January that was widely believed to have the makings of a front-running bid for the White House.
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