Rosy polls but few yard signs: How Joe Biden stumbled in Iowa


  • World
  • Wednesday, 05 Feb 2020

A young girl points to the U.S. flag pin worn by Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden after a campaign event in Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S., February 4, 2020. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - In the end, Joe Biden, who bills himself as the most electable candidate in the 2020 U.S. Democratic presidential field, could not convince nearly enough Iowans that he is the best person to take on President Donald Trump in November.

The former vice president came into Iowa's first-in-the-nation nominating contest looking formidable, armed with high-profile endorsements and strong opinion poll numbers. His major rivals, U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, had been stranded in Washington for weeks for Trump’s impeachment trial.

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