Sen. Sanders Endorses Former VP Biden
Joe Biden,2020 Election,Bernie Sanders,Democratic Party,Democratic Socialism,Elections
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- On Monday, former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders endorsed Joe Biden in a livestream on Biden's campaign website. Sanders had suspended his campaign just five days earlier.
- In an ABC News/Washington Post poll, 15% of Sanders supporters said they will vote for Trump if Biden is the nominee. Many former Sanders campaign officials, including his national press secretary, have said they would not support Biden. On Sunday, the Democratic Socialists of America tweeted that they "are not endorsing Joe Biden."
- Biden, generally known as the more moderate of the two, has begun taking steps to appeal to Sanders' supporters. The two candidates announced they would create six task forces to work on Biden's policy positions on economy, education, criminal justice, immigration, climate change and health care.
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