Biden Skips DNC Event as Traditional Power Center Loses Sway
- Democrats scaled back party’s power after Clinton beat Sanders
- Lower-polling candidates flocked to court party insiders
Joe Biden
Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg
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Most Democratic presidential hopefuls stepped away from the early-state campaign circuit this week to court party insiders at their biggest meeting before votes are cast. But not the front-runner.
Joe Biden chose to campaign elsewhere, while many of his rivals met with donors, took selfies with activists and mingled in the lobby of the San Francisco hotel where the Democratic National Committee is meeting through Saturday.