Beto O'Rourke attacks Joe Biden as 'a return to the past'

Beto O'Rourke, 46, attacks 76-year-old Joe Biden as 'a return to the past' saying the U.S. can do 'far better' than elect Obama's vice-president Beto O'Rourke slammed Joe Biden as a return to the past and says the U.S. can do better than elect the former vice president  The attack comes as O'Rourke has sank in the presidential polls  'You cannot go back to the end of the Obama administration and think that that’s good enough,' O'Rourke said on MSNBC's 'Morning Joe'  It was a change in tone for O'Rourke, who praised Biden earlier this year 

By Emily Goodin, U.s. Political Reporter For Dailymail.com

Published: 19:50 BST, 13 June 2019 | Updated: 19:50 BST, 13 June 2019

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Beto O'Rourke slammed Joe Biden on Thursday as a return to the past and says the U.S. can do better than elect the former vice president in 2020. 

O'Rourke, 46, went on the attack against the Democratic front runner as he's slide down to a third-tier position in the polls. 

The former congressman from Texas attacked Biden, 76, in an area the former vice president considers his strength: his time President Barack Obama's administration. 

Beto O'Rourke slammed Joe Biden as a return to the past and says the U.S. can do better than elect the former vice president

Beto O'Rourke slammed Joe Biden as a return to the past and says the U.S. can do better than elect the former vice president

Former Vice President Joe Biden is leading in the polls for the Democratic nomination

Former Vice President Joe Biden is leading in the polls for the Democratic nomination

'You cannot go back to the end of the Obama administration and think that that’s good enough,' O'Rourke said on MSNBC's 'Morning Joe.'  

'As much of a horror show as Trump has been - his racism, the disaster of his foreign policy, his punishment of farmers and workers here in this country - we had

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