WASHINGTON - Former Vice-President Joe Biden formally joined the crowded Democratic presidential contest on Thursday, declaring the “soul of this nation” at stake if President Donald Trump wins re-election. Biden has legislative and international experience that is unmatched in the Democratic field , and he is among the best-known faces in U.S. politics. As an older white man with occasionally centrist views, Biden has to prove he’s not out of step with his party. Former Vice-President Joe Biden formally joined the crowded Democratic presidential contest on Thursday, marking the unofficial end of the chaotic early phase of the 2020 presidential season. Biden is paying special attention to his native Pennsylvania, a state that swung to Trump in 2016 after voting for Democratic presidential candidates for decades.

Source: thestar April 25, 2019 10:17 UTC