But it also led to a withering retort from Mr. Buttigieg’s campaign. Mr. Biden kept up the criticism in an interview with George Stephanopoulos of ABC News, as he lit into Mr. Buttigieg’s struggles to connect with voters of color. A recent poll from Quinnipiac University showed that Mr. Buttigieg did not register with black voters. “I’m saying he hasn’t been able to unify the black community,” Mr. Biden said. I haven’t seen it yet.”Yet to reporters on the campaign trail, Mr. Biden insisted that his criticisms of Mr. Buttigieg in recent days didn’t violate his frequent warnings against Democratic infighting.

Source: New York Times February 09, 2020 00:23 UTC