US election: Barack Obama endorses Democrat Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign
The former president further said, "Choosing Joe to be my vice president was one of the best decisions I ever made, and he became a close friend".
The former president further said, "Choosing Joe to be my vice president was one of the best decisions I ever made, and he became a close friend".
Sanders on Monday signaled it was crucial to unite around Biden's campaign to defeat Trump, whom Sanders branded "the most dangerous president in the modern history of this country."
However, Biden emerged as the clear winner with 55.3 per cent of the vote ON Saturday and nine of the state's 15 delegates, Alaska Democrats tweeted from the party's official account.
"Vice president Biden will be the nominee," Sander further added.
Earlier in the month, Biden won the party’s primary in the state of South Carolina.
Earlier in the month, Biden won the party’s primary in the state of South Carolina.
The primaries and caucuses are a series of contests, in all 50 US states plus Washington DC and outlying territories, by which each party selects its presidential nominee.
Sanders, 78, is trailed closely by another progressive, Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, who registered 17 per cent in the survey.
"The reason that we won this tonight in New Hampshire and we won in Iowa is our volunteers," said a jubilant Sanders.
Trump, though, has sparked anxiety: he flaunts his power and has an attorney general who favours a strong presidency and a Republican Party unwilling to restrain him.