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Joe Biden’s Less-Is-More Plan to Win the Primary

JOE HIDEN

The former vice president has declined to answer several questionnaires from interest groups and journalism outlets, even as his competitors open up.

Hanna Trudo

Updated Sep. 10, 2019 12:40PM ET / Published Sep. 10, 2019 4:25AM ET 
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As he maintains his lead atop the Democratic primary, Joe Biden has leaned on a fairly simple strategy: sometimes less is more. 

The former vice president’s presidential campaign has, since its onset, done its own thing. 

As Biden’s rivals crafted their launch strategies, the former vice president still hadn’t publicly made up his mind about running. When the most press-averse contenders put themselves in front of reporters, Biden stayed largely under the fray. And as staffers fielded all sorts of candidate survey requests, the current Democratic frontrunner’s replies were often absent.

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