The breadth of Biden’s most intense campaign blitz since he launched his campaign in April showcased the 77-year-old’s potential reach across a disparate and diverse Democratic electorate. Yet it also highlighted the needle-threading and sometimes-contradictory effort that Biden is attempting as he grasps a third time for the presidency. Polls suggest he remains a national front-runner, but he is in a cluster with Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sens. Explaining why the opening days of his tour didn’t include public question-and-answer sessions with voters, Biden told reporters he’s a “tactile politician,” prioritizing time on the rope lines where voters can talk to him one-on-one. That allowed him moments with voters like Buxengard, who reinforced one of Biden’s campaign pillars: the argument that Trump perverts the nation’s character.

Source: thestar December 07, 2019 05:03 UTC