When Joe Biden debated Bernie Sanders on CNN Sunday night, the former vice president didn’t need to win. His aims were more modest. First, to avoid a prime-time blunder that might have Democrats reconsidering whether he is really the man they want atop their ticket come November. Second, to make his case against the Vermont socialist without alienating the Bernie bloc of voters he will need in the general election to defeat President Trump.

Source: Wall Street Journal March 16, 2020 22:44 UTC