Top advisers to Bernie Sanders' unsuccessful presidential campaign are forming an outside political group to support Joe Biden, hoping to push the former vice president to the left on key issues and boost his appeal with progressives, young voters and Latinos who may remain wary of him. The political
Biden days later, potentially defusing some tensions that divided the party in 2016, when he waited until shortly before the Democratic National Convention to endorse his former rival, Hillary Clinton. Some of the senator’s core supporters have been reluctant to embrace Biden, however, saying they'd like toBiden has since backed some of the proposals promoted by Sanders and fellow progressive Massachusetts Sen.
Weaver said Biden has adopted progressive positions on other issues like labor rights and higher education funding. He also noted that Biden's and Sanders' campaign advisers are preparing joint task forces to tackle top issues at the Democratic National Convention, now scheduled for August. But Weaver conceded that Biden likely won't undergo core philosophical changes, like endorsing Medicare for All.
“I don’t think anybody should be under the illusion that Joe Biden is suddenly going to become exactly like Bernie Sanders,” he said. Ron Klain, who was Biden’s chief of staff when he was vice president, said Sanders' advisers can bring deep knowledge of successful digital organizing and outreach to Biden's campaign.
“Everything starts obviously with leaders saying, ’Hey, let’s come together and let’s unite.' But then there’s a lot of hard work that has to go on to take that vision and make that a reality,” said Klain, who has no paid role with Biden's presidential campaign but remains a close adviser. “I think what Jeff’s doing is part of taking that vision — that vision that Vice President Biden and Sen.
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