By Ted Johnson
09.03.2020 - 21:39 / metroweekly.com
Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden – Photos: Gage Skidmore.
As the Democratic presidential race has narrowed to only three candidates, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is sharpening his attacks against his chief rival Joe Biden, attacking the former vice president’s record on LGBTQ rights, as well as abortion rights and proposed cuts to entitlement and social welfare programs.
In recent speeches, Sanders has begun providing a contrast between himself in Biden on these various issues in an attempt to eat
By Ted Johnson
Update 3/16/20: CNN has now made Sunday's full debate between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders available to watch online, with a six-part video series posted to its website. The two-hour debate, which took place on March 15, focused heavily on the candidates' proposed responses to the coronavirus pandemic as well as their own policy issues and plans, including Biden's commitment to choosing a woman as vice president and nominating a black woman for the Supreme Court.
Former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders sought in Sunday's debate to cast themselves as best-positioned to lead the nation through a global pandemic, with Biden pledging to deploy the military to help with recovery efforts and Sanders using the crisis to pitch his long-sought overhaul of the country's health care system.
The coronavirus was a topic heavily discussed by Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden during the latest Democratic debate on Sunday night. While the debate was originally set to take place in Phoenix, Arizona, it was moved to Washington, D.C.
Despite the coronavirus causing concern around the country and world, the show is going on for former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who will face off in a primary debate Sunday night, hosted by CNN and Univision.
It didn’t come as a shock that the March 15 Democratic debate was overwhelmingly focused on the coronavirus pandemic, which changed the logistics of the debate itself. The two candidates, former Vice President Joe Biden, and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, came out onstage at the event and bumped elbows, rather than shake hands, approaching podiums placed six feet apart.
Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders offered conflicting visions for coronavirus response in the Democratic debate on Sunday night.
Tonight, the two major candidates remaining in the 2020 Democratic primary race will finally debate in hopes of securing their nomination for this year's presidential election. Former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders will go head-to-head on-stage from the CNN studio in Washington, D.C., after the event was relocated from the Arizona Federal Theatre in Phoenix as a result of the continued spread of the coronavirus.
Bernie Sanders believes his current rival, front-runner former Vice President Joe Biden, could beat President Donald Trump in the general election.
There have been some major changes in plans for the upcoming Democratic Primary debate between former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Sen. Bernie Sanders acknowledged on Wednesday that he is trailing former Vice President Joe Biden, but said he will stay in the race and will debate Biden on Sunday.
By Ted Johnson
Joe Biden's path to the Democratic presidential nomination widened significantly Tuesday with commanding victories in Mississippi, Missouri and Michigan, a state that his rival Bernie Sanders won four years ago. Key takeaways: It's Biden's Nomination to Lose Biden has become the reliable Buick of this race.
Rosario Dawson and Cory Booker stand divided!
Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden abruptly canceled election-night rallies Tuesday night in Cleveland amid concerns over the spread of the new coronavirus — as public health fears began transforming the 2020 race. Their decision to cancel events in Ohio, which votes next week and awards 136 delegates, suggests the coronavirus could upend the Democratic primary at a pivotal time in the race for both candidates.
Actress Rosario Dawson said she voted for Bernie Sanders on the same day her boyfriend and former presidential hopeful Sen. Cory Booker endorsed Joe Biden.
Both of Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden‘s rallies in Cleveland, Ohio have been cancelled.
By Ted Johnson
Halsey became the latest musician to endorse Democratic presidential candidate Sen.