Former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE declined Tuesday to say if he thinks Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness MORE (I-Vt.) could unite the Democratic Party should he become the 2020 nominee.
“We have to unite,” Biden told reporters in Muscatine, Iowa. “I’m not going make judgments now. I just think that it depends upon how we treat one another between now and the time we have a nominee.”
Joe Biden to @mikememoli on whether the Democratic Party could unite behind Sen. Bernie Sanders should he win the nomination:
“I’m not going to make judgments now…But I think, I think yes. I think we can unite. We have to unite.” pic.twitter.com/NWIZw8q9gK
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 29, 2020
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Biden has promised to support Democrats’ ultimate White House nominee, maintaining on the campaign trail he would “work like hell” to help any of his primary rivals oust President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE.
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Sen. Tom CarperThomas (Tom) Richard CarperSenate subcommittee: IRS should increase oversight of tax-prep companies in Free File program Senate report: Chinese telecom firms operated in US without proper oversight for decades House Judiciary seeks briefing on Trump order to slash regs to assist the economy MORE (D-Del.), a top Biden supporter, echoed the former vice president’s remark.
“I think at the end of the day, people are not just looking for someone who can unite our party, but someone who can unite our country,” he told The Hill. “I know Joe Biden can do it. I’m not sure who else can.”
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However, he and Sanders have been entangled in a weekslong feud over Social Security, interventions in the Middle East, trade and more.
Biden, a moderate, has repeatedly argued that a centrist is most likely to defeat Trump in a handful of crucial swing states in November while Sanders has maintained that a progressive is best suited to energize the Democratic base and ramp up turnout.
The feud has only escalated in the leadup to the Iowa caucuses set to take place Monday. Polls show Biden and Sanders running neck-and-neck in the Hawkeye State with Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Joint Chiefs chairman says he regrets participating in Trump photo-op | GOP senators back Joint Chiefs chairman who voiced regret over Trump photo-op | Senate panel approves 0B defense policy bill Trump on collision course with Congress over bases with Confederate names MORE (D-Mass.) and former South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete ButtigiegPete ButtigiegScaled-back Pride Month poses challenges for fundraising, outreach Biden hopes to pick VP by Aug. 1 It’s as if a Trump operative infiltrated the Democratic primary process MORE within striking distance.
Al Weaver contributed to this report