Biden's Abortion Blunder Sows Doubts About His Campaign

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden. (John Bazemore/AP)

By    |   Sunday, 09 June 2019 07:56 PM EDT ET

Self-inflicted wounds, including a series of whiplash-inducing flip-flops on abortion, have rocked Joe Biden’s campaign and sparked doubts about his readiness for a no-holds-barred presidential campaign.

With a formidable 16.8 percent lead over Sen. Bernie Sanders in the RealClearPolitics national poll average, it remains to be seen if Biden has suffered long-term damage. But his abrupt reversals on the hot-button issue of abortion -- specifically on the Hyde Amendment, which largely prohibits federal expenditures for abortions -- threatens his storied reputation for authenticity and his standing with his party’s left wing.

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Self-inflicted wounds, including a series of whiplash-inducing flip-flops on abortion, have rocked Joe Biden's campaign and sparked doubts about his readiness for a no-holds-barred presidential campaign.
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