The former veep is running against himself. The rest of the field is trying to get within striking distance.
“He does not need to come to that convention and engage in a scrum with all those other candidates,” Sragow said, “because to some extent, the justification for his candidacy is we have an incredible array of candidates who are all duking it out, they’re all beating each other up on the playground, and at some point Uncle Joe, or Grandpa Joe, has to show up on the playground and say, ‘Now, now, let’s get down to business.’ And that’s his candidacy.
Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper drew some attention for his remarks at California’s Democratic convention Saturday. | Jeff Chiu/AP Photo Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke opened his main speech at the event with more than one minute of remarks in Spanish. Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and former Rep. John Delaney, appealing to more moderate Democrats beyond the convention floor, knowingly got themselves booed.
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