DAVENPORT, Iowa – During a campaign swing through Iowa this week, Joe Biden mentioned that his family recently dined with former President Barack Obama’s family. Obama hasn’t backed any of the two dozen Democrats running for president, and Biden’s advisers insist that his 2020 bid is his own. But for now, Obama is playing a starring role in Biden’s message. “He’s assuming that being associated with Barack Obama will bring him the Barack Obama coalition — a multiracial coalition,” said Aimee Allison, founder of She the People, a national network focused on women of color. “Barack Obama was a president of extraordinary character and decency,” Biden said as hundreds of Democrats leapt to their feet.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 12, 2019 23:15 UTC