Separately, the Sanders campaign swiped at former Vice President Joe Biden, who entered the race early on Thursday, for raising money at the home of a “corporate lobbyist” shortly after launching his campaign. And Justice Democrats, a group launched by former Sanders campaign aides, issued a blistering statement attacking Biden as a corporate shill and saying he’s the wrong kind of politician for the party to nominate.
The new attacks come as the race for the party’s nomination takes shape around Biden and Sanders, who are the clear front-runners at this early stage. Both are now coming under attack.
It’s a big shift from the niceties that have been on display among the candidates so far and likely foreshadows a brutal race to come, as mid-tier and lower-tier candidates face pressure to knock down the top two in an effort to break out from the pack.
“It’s going to be nasty,” predicted one Democratic strategist.
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