The Sioux City Journal endorsed 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’s Democratic presidential bid roughly a week before the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses.
Biden “possesses a greater breadth and depth of knowledge on issues domestic and foreign – experience forged over more than 40 years of elected office in Washington, D.C. – than his rivals,” the newspaper’s endorsement, published late Saturday, reads.
“He articulates moderate positions on issues more in line with the nation as a whole. Unlike some candidates in this race, he doesn’t guarantee a world he can’t deliver and most Americans don’t want,” the editorial adds, citing the former vice president’s support for the addition of a public option to the Affordable Care Act rather than universal health care.
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“President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE talks often, unflatteringly and almost obsessively, about former President Barack ObamaBarack Hussein ObamaHarris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Five ways America would take a hard left under Joe Biden Valerie Jarrett: ‘Democracy depends upon having law enforcement’ MORE and about Biden, Obama’s vice president of two terms,” the Journal’s editorial concludes. “We believe the nation would be well-served by a spirited contest between principles and ideas from the Obama-Biden years and the strikingly different ones of the Trump-Mike PenceMichael (Mike) Richard PencePence posts, deletes photo of Trump campaign staff without face masks, not social distancing Pence threatens to deploy military if Pennsylvania governor doesn’t quell looting Pence on Floyd: ‘No tolerance for racism’ in US MORE years.”
The newspaper’s endorsement came on the same day that the Des Moines Register backed Biden’s 2020 competitor, Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Joint Chiefs chairman says he regrets participating in Trump photo-op | GOP senators back Joint Chiefs chairman who voiced regret over Trump photo-op | Senate panel approves 0B defense policy bill Trump on collision course with Congress over bases with Confederate names MORE (D-Mass.), calling her the “best leader for these times.”
Warren 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 (D-Minn.) split another high-profile endorsement from The New York Times last week.
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Biden leads the RealClearPolitics average of Iowa polling by less than 1 percentage point, although 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.) has opened a lead in several recent surveys. Biden leads the 2020 Democratic field by 7 points nationally, according to another RealClearPolitics average of surveys.