Biden and Sanders one-on-one debate will be a good preview of Biden against Trump
by Kimberly Ross
| March 15, 2020 12:00 AM
On Sunday evening, the remaining candidates with a real shot at the Democratic nomination will meet in Washington amid a pandemic to state why they should be chosen to lead the nation. In many ways, the debate will vary from all others held since last summer. Instead of a large and diverse field of candidates, only two old, white men remain. And instead of testing their styles and one-liners in front of a crowd, this meeting will lack an audience. With so much stripped away, the candidates will either shine or fail.
At this moment, it seems that the nomination is former Vice President Joe Biden's to lose. After a sensational Super Tuesday, both he and his campaign recovered. Not long after his historic turnaround, former candidates and other politicians endorsed the elder statesman, cementing him as the party's leading man. But with months to go until the convention and a powerful incumbent to beat, Biden has his work cut out for him. His debate against Sen. Bernie Sanders will reveal much.
The last time the nation saw Biden engage in a one-on-one debate was against Paul Ryan. The year was 2012, and Biden was riding high as President Barack Obama's first term came to a close. If the Democratic duo was nervous about their reelection chances, they didn't show it. In the end, Obama and Biden won an easy victory against Romney and Ryan. But now, things are different.
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