Biden to blitz Iowa back roads by bus in 800-mile hunt for support

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Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will crisscross Iowa by bus for eight days starting on Saturday, the longest trek of his campaign, to make a personal appeal for support in a critical state where he has lost ground in polls.

Public opinion polls show Biden’s one-time double-digit lead in the state has disappeared, and he is now fighting fast-rising Pete Buttigieg, the 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders for first place.

“It really is time to start turning over our government to a younger generation,” said Linda Murken, chair of the board of supervisors in Story County, Iowa, where Biden is expected to campaign on Wednesday. Murken has endorsed Buttigieg, saying younger leaders may inspire younger voters and have a greater sense of urgency about climate change.

Biden campaign manager Greg Schultz told donors earlier this month on a conference call the campaign does not have to win Iowa to secure the nomination. But Biden’s fundraising pleas underscore the need to counter a wave of ads in Iowa for Trump and Biden’s Democratic opponents.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-to-blitz-iowa-back-roads-by-bus-in-800-mile-hunt-for-support-idUSKBN1Y40AK

[Thekaspervote]

1. Go Joe go..we've got your back!

[crazytown]

2. A road show will do little if

only/mainly the demograhic already supporting him turn up.

[LakeArenal]

3. Joe remains the most qualified both nationally and globally.

And consistently the leader.

[KPN]

4. But it's snowing! The wind is howling and it's bitterly cold!

[Gothmog]

5. Yeah

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[Gothmog]

6. I really like this bus

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