America needed leadership from Biden and Sanders. Instead, it got the same old politics

Analysis: Amid exceptional circumstances of coronavirus outbreak, writes Andrew Buncombe, this felt like the same old bickering and arguments

When they walked to the podium and smilingly touched elbows, obeying the best coronavirus safety protocol, one wondered if this was going to be it.

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