Buttigieg and Klobuchar endorse Biden in Dallas ahead of Super Tuesday

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Joe Biden is receiving the endorsements of two recent primary opponents in Dallas Monday night, Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar, and he is also expected to be endorsed by another former opponent, Texas native son Beto O’Rourke. The move unifies most of the moderates in the race behind Biden on the eve of Super Tuesday, when 14 states go to the polls.

“I’m looking for a president who will draw out what is best in each of us,” Buttigieg said in support of Biden at a rally in Dallas. “And I’m encouraging everybody who was part of my campaign to join me, because we have found that leader.” 

Buttigieg appeared with Biden a day after the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, ended his presidential bid

Amy Klobuchar, who ended her own campaign earlier Monday, is also expected to appear with Biden and announce her support of him Monday night. 

In an interview with CBS News earlier Monday, Biden said he had spoken to Buttigieg and encouraged him to “stay engaged,” but said he had not asked for his endorsement. 

Buttigieg and Klobuchar’s endorsements come amid perhaps the most fluid two days so far in the 14-month Democratic presidential race, as the moderate or establishment win of the party seeks to quickly coalesce behind Biden. The former vice president’s decisive victory in the South Carolina primary on Saturday was seen as a strong signal that African Americans, the most loyal bloc of Democratic voters, strongly prefer him to emerge as the party’s choice.

Bernie Sanders, who is leading polls in Texas and California, the two biggest states voting Tuesday, responded to the spate of endorsements for Biden, saying, “From Day One, we have been taking on the establishment.” He added, “It is no surprise they do not want me to become president.”

Texas is one of 14 states going to the polls on Tuesday, the most important day of the primary calendar. A CBS News Battleground Tracker poll conducted last week found Senator Bernie Sanders held a four-point lead over Biden in the Lonestar State, where 228 delegates are at stake.

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