Bernie Sanders hammers Joe Biden on Social Security in new memo
WASHINGTON — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has launched an offensive against former Vice President Joe Biden in the days since last week’s Super Tuesday results essentially rendered the Democratic presidential primary a two-man race.
“Biden clearly knows this is an enormous weakness in the Democratic primary, and it would be a major political vulnerability in a general election. Bernie does not have that same vulnerability — unlike Biden, Bernie has unwaveringly fought to protect and expand Social Security for his entire career,” reads the memo, which Yahoo News obtained from a campaign source.
“Ideological labels have never guided my votes,” Biden said in the press release. “I look at the merits of an issue, how it impacts people in Delaware, how it shapes national policies, and I follow my conscience. National Journal’s voting analysis, however, confirms what I have been saying for the past several years — moderates from both parties are the key political force in the Senate to getting the job done in Congress for the American people.
A Sanders campaign aide said the focus on Social Security is aimed at reaching voters between the ages of 40 and 64, who are approaching retirement age. According to the aide, the Sanders campaign sees middle aged people as a “key swing vote” in a race where Sanders has dominated among younger voters and Biden has won the older vote. Social Security includes a suite of federal programs that provide aid and medical care to the elderly, retired, and needy, among others.
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