Minority Voters Would Be Key to Biden Campaign

“Facing a spirited challenge from Senator Bernie Sanders in Iowa and New Hampshire, Hillary Clinton’s campaign has reminded her supporters that she will be better positioned to defeat Mr. Sanders once the primary fight moves to more racially diverse states, where polls show she enjoys a large advantage over him among blacks and Hispanics,” the New York Times reports.

“But a late entry by Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. into the Democratic contest could complicate Mrs. Clinton’s strategy, particularly if he were able to portray himself to minority voters as President Obama’s rightful heir. There may be no more consequential element to a campaign by Mr. Biden. If he were able to loosen Mrs. Clinton’s grip on nonwhite voters once the race moves to South Carolina, Nevada and the many Southern states poised to vote on Super Tuesday, it could set off a prolonged, bruising and expensive Democratic primary.”