From The Washington Post: Bernie Sanders Endorses Joe Biden for President
EDITOR'S NOTE: As expected, Joe Biden handily won the Wisconsin Democratic presidential primary. At the same time, Democratic hopes for putting the Dairy State in the Biden column in November were buyoed by liberal Dane County Circuit Judge Jill Karofsky's victory over conservative Justice Daniel Kelly is a heated state Supreme Court race. Click here to read the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story. Unions strongly supported Karofsky whose triumph suggests that Trump may be slipping in Wisconsin, a state he won in 2016.
At a moment when Mr. Biden still faces deep skepticism from many younger progressive voters, Mr. Sanders’s support is a major step toward Democratic unity against President Trump.
By SYDNEY EMBER and KATIE GLUECK
Senator Bernie Sanders endorsed Joseph R. Biden Jr. as the Democratic nominee for president on Monday, adding the weight of his left-wing support to Mr. Biden’s candidacy and taking a major step toward bringing unity to the party’s effort to unseat President Trump in November.
The decision by Mr. Sanders to back his former rival isan unmistakable signal to his supporters — who are known for their intense loyalty — that they should do so as well, at a moment when Mr. Biden still faces deep skepticism from many younger progressive voters.