“I’m a Democrat,” said Mr. Biden, who moments earlier had told reporters at a Dairy Queen here that the contrasts between himself and his top rivals were “self-evident.” Asked to elaborate, Mr. Biden swiped at Mr. Sanders, who represents Vermont as an independent in the Senate. He says — you know, he’s not registered as a Democrat, to the best of my knowledge. Earlier in the day, Pete Buttigieg escalated his attacks on Mr. Biden as well as Mr. Sanders, taking direct aim at the two leading presidential candidates as he tries to gain ground before the Iowa caucuses. And Mr. Biden, when asked about Mr. Sanders’s record on gun control, directly attacked him for opposing one of the most popular Democratic-backed gun measures in the 1990s. “I think Bernie has made his verbal amends for his record on guns,” he said in a barely veiled jab.

Source: New York Times January 30, 2020 18:05 UTC