In a coronavirus world, Biden seeks ways to close money gap with Trump By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks about coronavirus pandemic at event in Wilmington

By Elizabeth Culliford, Trevor Hunnicutt and James Oliphant

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Joe Biden is starting to get the help he needs to compete with President Donald Trump’s massive election war chest, although the Democrat has a huge shortfall to make up in the coming months.

Former Barack Obama staffers are planning to raise money for the putative Democratic presidential nominee. Ex-rivals like Elizabeth Warren are using their donor lists on his behalf, and the former vice president’s campaign could soon strike a deal with the Democratic National Committee that would allow it to rake in much larger donations.

Those are positive signs for a campaign that has worked furiously to figure out ways to bring in cash since the coronavirus pandemic put millions of Americans out of work and forced the 2020 White House…