State Sen. Sharif Street, who said he is personally not endorsing a candidate in the primary, encouraged all candidates to mimic Klobuchar’s focus on Pennsylvania.
Former Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont were among the half-dozen attending the first-ever "Workers' Presidential Summit" at the Convention Center, hosted by the Philadelphia Council of the AFL-CIO.
For those who say Biden, 76, is past his prime, and point to his sometimes fumbling speech, others praise his experience and argue that his longevity has made him a familiar face they can trust.
Rendell went after Warren, in defense of Biden and his fundraising, in a Washington Post opinion article. Meanwhile, the AFL-CIO in Philadelphia is still waiting to hear whether Biden will show up for its presidential forum Tuesday.
It was a long debate, but it put all three leading candidates — Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren — in the spotlight at once for the first time.
Sestak, a retired three-star Navy admiral and former congressman from Delaware County, is “the other Joe” with ties to Pennsylvania running for president.
As the primary enters a new phase with a tighter national debate next week, the question is whether others will break through or the focus will sharpen on the top three.
His keynote address for the Lancaster County Democrats is teased on the group’s website as “sure to be one of the most interesting events we’ve ever had!”
