Joe Biden No Longer Has the Luxury of Just Running Against Trump
- Confrontation by Harris at debate exposed vulnerabilities
- Some other Democrats begin taking jabs at ex-vice president
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Joe Biden made his bid for the Democratic nomination almost exclusively about running against President Donald Trump. But after a bruising at the hands of Kamala Harris, he’s confronting the reality that there’s a long fight ahead to become the party’s nominee.
The former vice president’s perch at the top of polls was shaken by Harris, the first-term senator from California, who confronted him at the first Democratic debate about past statements on school desegregation. That put the front-runner on the defensive and opened door for some of his party rivals to take aim at his vulnerabilities and his record, even as he tries to keep his focus on Trump.