Democratic rivals take only veiled swipes at Biden in Iowa

Jun 10, 20190

Scott Olson – TNS count

Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) greets people during a campaign stop at the Capital City Pride Fest on Saturday, June 8, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. Most of the more than 20 candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for president are campaigning at various locations in Iowa this weekend.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Joe Biden was not in the banquet hall for the Iowa Democratic Party's blockbuster fundraiser on Sunday where 19 of his party's presidential candidates spoke. But he was present in the veiled criticism from several of his rivals.

In five-minute chunks of speaking time, the candidates got the chance to make their case before 1,400 of the most influential Democrats in the leadoff caucus state. Some chose to nudge the national front-runner, and leader in a new Iowa poll, without naming him.

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