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Robert Tait in Washington

Some progressives stand behind Biden as he pushes policies for working class

A man wearing a suit smiles at he stands at a podium.
President Joe Biden speaks at the 115th NAACP national convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Tuesday. Photograph: Tom Brenner/Reuters

Joe Biden, who so far has defied calls to quit the presidential race from Democrats worried about his ability to beat Donald Trump, this week rolled out a catalogue of left-leaning campaign promises aimed at working-class and middle-class Americans. His renewed emphasis on core progressive priorities comes after leading Washington progressives, Senator Bernie Sanders and congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez threw their weight behind his beleaguered candidacy.

The moves reframe Biden’s campaign to focus on a suite of issues from US supreme court reform to ending medical debt. They come as Biden is reportedly more open to calls for him to step aside, but still has not left the race.

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