Biden is trying to add some turbulence to Mayor Pete's ascent
Amtrak Joe is picking a fight from down in the polls. Photo: Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images Joe Biden went negative against Pete Buttigieg on Saturday, attacking the Iowa-bolstered South Bend mayor over his inexperience, as well as attempting to counter the notion that Buttigieg was a Barack Obama-like candidate.
At the beginning of the debate on Friday, Biden predicted he would lose the state to Sanders, but he didn’t go after Buttigieg like Amy Klobuchar — who didn’t just attack the mayor’s lack of experience, but portrayed him as literally child-like. The next day, Biden joined in the direct attacks, both in person on the campaign trail and online in a new attack ad.
“This guy’s not a Barack Obama,” Biden said, and eventually even tried to take partial credit for Buttigieg’s successes. “One of the reasons [South Bend] did well is because I was able to direct about $65 million there from the recovery act,” Biden claimed. Buttigieg and his campaign responded to the attacks on Saturday. The campaign wrote it off as a desperation play by Biden, while the candidate offered some outsider-spin by claiming his inexperience, in Washington D.C., was an asset.
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