Sanders is now in second place in national polling…
But the margin could be as much as 10% points in some polls…
Sanders find himself back in the same place he was 4 years ago….
Trailing the establishment Democrat….
(Last time Hillary Clinton…This time Joe Biden….)
In an interview between events here this week, Sanders said Biden’s record and ties to the political establishment make him ill-suited to defeat Trump in November — and urged Democrats to value voters’ appetite for sweeping change over Biden’s perceived electability.
“It’s just a lot of baggage that Joe takes into a campaign, which isn’t going to create energy and excitement,” Sanders said. “He brings into this campaign a record which is so weak that it just cannot create the kind of excitement and energy that is going to be needed to defeat Donald Trump.”
Sanders’s focus on Biden comes as Sanders has recalibrated his efforts in Iowa, where the Feb. 3 caucuses will be a make-or-break moment for many campaigns….
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