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SASC Democrat Endorses Biden as Other Moderate Candidates Line Up Behind Ex-Veep

SASC Democrat Endorses Biden as Other Moderate Candidates Line Up Behind Ex-Veep
Alabama Sen. Doug Jones addresses the press at the 117th Air Refueling Wing here at Sumpter Smith Air National Guard Base, Birmingham, Ala. on February 21, 2018. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by: Staff Sgt. Jim Bentley)

A Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Democratic member up for reelection this year endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden for president March 1, as multiple moderate candidates announced they were suspending their campaigns before Super Tuesday. Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.) who replaced former Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) in the state’s special Senate election in 2018, endorsed Biden in a tweet Sunday, following Biden’s first-place finish in the South Carolina Democratic primary. Jones serves on SASC’s Airland, Strategic Forces and Readiness…

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