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Joe Biden positions himself as ‘bridge’ to next generation at Michigan rally

Kamala Harris and Cory Booker joined former vice-president in Detroit as Biden appeared to acknowledge his place as an ageing party grandee

Democratic comeback candidate Joe Biden boasted on the eve of the crucial “mini Super Tuesday” primaries in Michigan and elsewhere of how he will vanquish his leftwing rival Bernie Sanders – but also appeared to acknowledge his place as an ageing party grandee by calling himself “a bridge” to a future generation of leaders.

Turning to his newest high-profile endorsers at a raucous rally in Detroit on Monday night, Biden indicated the younger African American senators Kamala Harris of California and Cory Booker of New Jersey onstage with him, who both recently saw their hopes of becoming the 2020 nominee dashed.

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Source: US Politics - theguardian.com


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