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Bernie Sanders expresses concerns about Biden campaign

September 12, 2020 at 10:23 a.m. EDT
Campaign officials for former vice president Joe Biden took to the airwaves to defend the campaign from criticism on Sept. 13. (Video: The Washington Post)

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is privately expressing concerns about Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, according to three people with knowledge of the conversations, and is urging Biden’s team to intensify its focus on pocketbook issues and appeals to liberal voters.

Sanders, the runner-up to Biden in the Democratic primaries, has told associates that Biden is at serious risk of coming up short in the November election if he continues his vaguer, more centrist approach, according to the people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe sensitive talks.