Former VP Biden to campaign in Kansas City and St. Louis on Saturday
Former Vice President Joe Biden will campaign in Kansas City and St. Louis Saturday as he hopes to secure a win in Missouri next week.
Biden’s Saturday evening appearance in Kansas City will be at the National World War I Museum and Memorial. The former vice president will be joined by Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, one of Biden’s most outspoken supporters in the state.
Biden’s once struggling campaign was given new life after a commanding win in South Carolina, driven by African American voters.
With large African American communities in St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri could also be key as Biden battles for the nomination when Missouri Democrats hold their March 10 primary.
“He’s been on our side. The older African Americans in Missouri are well aware of that and that’s why he’s ahead,” said Cleaver, the first African American mayor of Kansas City who had served as a campaign surrogate for Biden in Iowa and South Carolina.
“Joe Biden can walk into any black church in the country and be at home,” said Cleaver, a Methodist pastor.
Biden has consistently led the field in the handful of polls of Missouri voters despite being outspent significantly by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Doors for the Kansas City event will open at 4:15 p.m. Before he arrives in the city, Biden will first visit St. Louis for an 11 a.m. appearance. The exact location of the St. Louis event has yet to be announced.
This story was originally published March 3, 2020 at 7:35 PM.
