Why Biden Plays Nice With Bernie—and Keeps Ripping Warren
The former vice president disagrees with Sen. Bernie Sanders without being disagreeable. With Sen. Elizabeth Warren, it’s another story entirely.
Joe Biden is sharing the presidential primary’s top tier with two progressive senators. One, he says, levied an unprompted attack against his commitment to the Democratic Party and exhibits “elitist” behavior. The other, he stresses with striking frequency, is “honest” and, in the most Senate-speak way, a friend.
“Bernie’s been honest; he’s going to raise taxes on middle class,” Biden said in July at a convention in Detroit about...