Joe Biden has positioned himself as the antidote to President Trump's in-denial stewardship of the coronavirus crisis | Analysis by stcollinson
After taking command of the Democratic nominating race in Tuesday's primaries, the former vice president projected presidential-style gravitas, positioning himself as the antidote to President Donald Trump's in-denial stewardship of the novel coronavirus crisis in a strategic pivot towards November's election.
Risks to Biden's approach But the approach brings political risks. First, any impression that the former vice president is trying to hound Sanders and his vociferous supporters out of the race would inflame the democratic socialist's supporters.That is why Biden, while speaking of his old Senate colleague as if he had already folded his campaign, styled him as a partner rather than a rival in his remarks in Philadelphia.
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