Iowa set to signal to Joe Biden which way the wind is blowing
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US Democratic presidential candidate and former vice-president Joe Biden speaking at an event in Des Moines, Iowa, on Feb 2, 2020.
PHOTO: AFP
DES MOINES, IOWA - Former vice-president Joe Biden, front runner nationally among the Democratic Party's crowded field of contenders for the party's nomination for president will face his first moment of truth late on Monday night (Feb 3) in Iowa when the results of the caucuses come in.
A strong finish will boost the credentials of what many see as a safe, middle of the road candidate but not one that particularly excites the Democratic base in a party split between what Mr Biden represents - a return to stability - and the stronger democratic socialist messages of candidates like senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.