Biden Retreats from Buttigieg Attack, Vows to Fight Past Tuesday
- The former vice president has questioned Buttigieg’s record
- Biden says he is strongest to help other Democratic candidates
Joe Biden retreated from his attacks on Pete Buttigieg on Sunday after questioning the surging candidate’s qualifications to take the White House.
The former vice president, flagging in the polls, returned to more comfortable territory on the trail by offering subtle contrasts with his Democratic opponents and vowing to stay in the race even if he doesn’t have a good showing in the New Hampshire primary.
“We can talk a lot about the differences between Bernie and Pete and me and Amy and everybody else,” he told voters at a town hall in Hampton, New Hampshire, referring to Bernie Sanders, Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar. “There’s a lot of differences we have. But not on the fundamental issue: how we restore America’s character. We go about it differently but, folks, we’ve got to get it done.”