Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness MORE (I-Vt.) on Monday told a crowd of ralliers in Minnesota that his main rival in the Democratic presidential primary, former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE, “is a decent guy, he’s just wrong on the issues.”
Sanders held a rally in St. Paul, Minn., the night ahead of Super Tuesday and combated the crowd’s “boos” for his competitor for the Democratic nomination.
“And I mean this very sincerely, Joe Biden is a friend of mine,” he said. “I have known Joe for a long time,” adding, “Nope, nope, nope, nope,” when some at the rally began booing at the mention of Biden’s name.
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“Joe is a decent guy, he’s just wrong on the issues,” Sanders said, citing Biden’s acceptance of money from wealthy donors, vote in approval of the Iraq War and votes for “disastrous” trade agreements.
The Vermont progressive also released a plea to former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete ButtigiegPete ButtigiegScaled-back Pride Month poses challenges for fundraising, outreach Biden hopes to pick VP by Aug. 1 It’s as if a Trump operative infiltrated the Democratic primary process MORE’s and Sen. Amy KlobucharAmy KlobucharHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Democrats demand Republican leaders examine election challenges after Georgia voting chaos Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk MORE’s (D-Minn.) supporters to join his movement after both dropped out of the 2020 race and endorsed Biden in the last two days.
“Tonight, I want to open the door to Amy’s supporters, to Pete’s supporters,” he said. “We all have our differences. But I also know that virtually all of Amy’s supporters and Pete’s supporters understand that we have got to move toward a government which believes in justice, not greed.”
Minnesota’s 75 delegates are up for grabs on Super Tuesday, the same day 13 other states are voting. More than a third of the delegates in the primary across the country will be allocated based on Tuesday’s votes.
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Sanders has positioned himself as the anti-establishment candidate, which he said during the rally is making “the economic establishment and the political establishment … very nervous.”
He currently leads with the highest number of delegates, 60, before the Super Tuesday races.
Biden had a rocky start to the primary season, earning fourth and fifth places in Iowa and New Hampshire, respectively. But Biden currently has 54 delegates after a big win over the weekend in South Carolina.
Biden’s fellow moderate candidates Buttigieg and Klobuchar dropped out of the race to support the former vice president, with the hope of ending the split in the moderate vote.