Biden Looks to Unify Party Ahead of Bruising Fight with Trump

(Bloomberg) — Joe Biden’s most urgent task as the presumptive Democratic nominee will be to unify a divided party for a bruising general election fight against President Donald Trump while the coronavirus consumes voters’ attention and halts traditional campaigning. The more than 16-month nominating contest, in which a historically large field of Democrats presented a range of visions for the country, ended Wednesday with Senator Bernie Sanders quitting the race and leaving the progressive wing without a standard-bearer. Biden, who won the primary with a pitch centered on steady leadership and pragmatism, has to persuade Sanders’s impassioned supporters to not only...