Biden promises Democratic senators help in battleground states
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden told Senate Democrats during a conference call Thursday that he plans to spend significant money in Senate battleground states and promised to wage a vigorous campaign.
Biden, who took a few questions from senators at the end of the call, said he fully recognizes the importance of helping Senate Democrats win majority control in November and vowed to travel around the country, despite the dangers of coronavirus, which has kept the former vice president cloistered at his home for months.
“Everybody wants him, please come to our state, come to our state,” Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), who is not up for reelection, said after the call.
Manchin noted that Biden has recently been to Michigan, where Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) is up for reelection, and said that Sen. Tina Smith (D), who is up for reelection in Minnesota, wants the nominee to visit her home state. Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.), another incumbent on the ballot, expressed gratitude for the Biden campaign’s help, Manchin said.
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said Democratic senators thanked Biden “because he is paying a lot of attention to the Senate races.”
“He’s strong in some places where we need him to be strong to help us potentially win the Senate,” Kaine added. “It was a good conversation.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/516940-biden-promises-democratic-senators-help-in-battleground-states
