Posted on 03/02/2020 5:41:31 PM PST by nickcarraway
Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas), who dropped out of the presidential race in November, plans to endorse former Vice President Joe Biden's 2020 bid on Monday, The New York Times reported, citing two Democratic officials familiar with his plans.
The move comes as a host of Democrats work to position Biden as the moderate alternative to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the self-identified democratic socialist who has emerged as the front-runner to win the Democratic nomination.
Following Biden's decisive victory in South Carolina over the weekend, both former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) bowed out of the race and moved to put their support behind him. Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and former national security adviser Susan Rice also announced their support of Biden on Monday.
Buttigieg and Klobuchar are expected to appear alongside O'Rourke at a Biden campaign event in Texas on Monday night.
The Biden campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Hill.
Biden's win in South Carolina led to a jolt in fundraising and newfound optimism among some in the Democratic Party that he could serve as a viable threat to Sanders's candidacy. Sanders became the clear front-runner in the race after victories in Nevada and New Hampshire and a virtual tie with Buttigieg in Iowa.
Recent polls have also showed him with a solid advantage over Biden in some of the Super Tuesday states, including Texas and California.
Pffttt!!!!
I wonder how many people Biden has promised to put in the VP slot.
He’s still Avocadoboy.
The whole world was waiting for this announcement. /sarcasm
I honestly was thinking he would be smart enough to get behind Bernie.
Gave Robert too much credit.
COPY CAT!!
Whew....that seals the deal.
Beto (Robert) has given us the marching orders...
now that will put plugs over the top!
All of these sudden Biden endorsements mean the DNC has been making some phone calls. Hey Bernie Bros: it’s happening again.
How many over the hill skateboarders will that add to the Biden total?
It finally clicked in his dusty brain - hey he’s going to need a brown running mate. I can pass.
See the picture now? They all knew they didn’t have a chance. They were there to give it all to Biden. Even Bloomberg used his money for Biden. Pay day for the other candidates.... more ways than one.......maybe not Bernie.
My thinking is 0bama is in this to high heaven. Can Biden name 0bama as VP?
Can 0bana be president again under certain circumstances?
Yep, the DNC is circling the wagons around Biden.
Bernie gets burned again unless we help.........
Hitching your caboose to the Biden train...now that's JOE-MENTUM!
Well well. Mexican Bob resurfaces.
DNC starting to call in their “markers”.
He wasn’t eligible the first time, but everyone acknowledges that now that he served his two terms and is now ineligible due to the 22nd Amendment.
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