5 things to watch as Joe Biden and Sen. Sanders debate Sunday amid the coronavirus crisis.
Biden has already begun speaking like the nominee and positioning himself as a uniter. He has cemented the support of moderate Democrats, but has a long way to go before winning the trust of many progressives, who view him as a milquetoast moderate who’s too wedded to the status quo to meaningfully improve the lives of struggling Americans.
The former vice president made one notable concession Friday at a virtual town hall with Illinois voters: He endorsed Elizabeth Warren’s bankruptcy plan, which restores protections removed in a Biden-backed 2005 law that let young people discharge student debt in bankruptcy. It was a major reversal for Biden, and an outstretched hand to progressives.“He will make overtures to Bernie and to his supporters to show that there’s space for them on Team Biden,” a Biden aide told NBC News.
The Vermont senator has dominated with primary voters under 45, who have been outmatched at the ballot box by older Democrats but will be key for Biden in the fall. Sanders has said that winning their support requires embracing their preferred policies. "I say to the Democratic establishment: In order to win in the future, you need to win the voters who represent the future of our country," he said Wednesday."And you must speak to the issues of concern to them.”
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