[Sign up for our politics newsletter and join the conversation around the 2020 presidential race.] Unlike those two rivals, Mr. Biden does not have an at-the-ready list of hundreds of thousands of contributors to ply for small donations. For Mr. Biden, in particular, it threatens to cut against a “Middle-Class Joe” image that is central to his electoral argument and appeal. Wade Randlett, an early Democratic bundler for Mr. Obama in the San Francisco area who is planning to raise money for Mr. Biden in 2020, predicted that the “overwhelming share” of top Obama fund-raisers would ultimately side with Mr. Biden. “He was an enormously valuable and loyal vice president of the man who we all shed blood, sweat and tears to make president of the United States,” Mr. Randlett said.

Source: New York Times April 23, 2019 12:00 UTC