Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is setting his sights on his new 2020 rival: former Vice President Joe Biden.
During a Monday appearance on CNN, Sanders told Anderson Cooper that voters should "take a look at my record versus" Biden's, proceeding to run through a list of positions from Biden's career.
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Sanders spoke days after Biden officially entered the 2020 race, doing so with a video that focused on President Trump and not on his opponents during the Democratic presidential primaries. Sanders told CNN that he does "like Joe Biden" but said it's important for the 2020 race to highlight "what we have done in our political lives." Watch Sanders' appearance below. Brendan Morrow
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