Former Presidential Contendorbr Tim Ryan Endorses Joe Biden.br On Nov. 13, Ryan announced his endorsementbr of former Vice President Joe Biden.br According to Ryan, Biden is the best Democratic candidatebr to rally the middle-class vote and defeat Donald Trump.br "I’m convinced that’s Joe Biden … [he has] touch with those blue-collar workers that we have to have if we're going to beat Donald Trump."br Tim Ryan, via ‘Morning Joe’.br In Ryan’s opinion, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warrenbr are too focused on sweeping systemic changes, whenbr the real “revolution” is about beating Trump. .br Ryan believes Biden wouldbr “go to bat” for the working class.br "Joe knows that working communities built America, and I knowbr that Joe will go to bat for them as an increasingly globalizedbr economy threatens the very work they do.