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Thursday, April 19, 2018

Joe Biden Is the Front-runner. Uh-oh.

Joe Biden, who leads the Democratic 2020 presidential field in early polls, has all the markings of a front-runner. He possesses a sterling résumé, access to a donor base, name recognition and eight years of loyal service to a president who’s loved by the party base. There’s just one problem: He’s also a deeply flawed candidate who’s out of step with the mood of his party.

Biden hasn’t announced he’s running for president, of course, but he’s made clear he’s seriously thinking about it. On Sunday, he confirmed it again on MSNBC’s PoliticsNation. The decision, he said back in February, will be based on whether it’s “right for me to do.”

But that’s the wrong question. What Biden should be asking is whether the party wants him, and not just whether he should seize his last chance.

His advanced age—Biden would be 78 years old at the time of his swearing-in—isn’t the main obstacle. While Biden’s age would be a nonstarter in most presidential elections, if he continues to appear hale and hearty it would not be an insurmountable problem against Donald Trump, who would be 74 himself in 2020.

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8 comments:

Anonymous said...

LOL - the cream of the crop of the Party of Liberal Jim!

Anonymous said...

A black female will be running by the name of kamal Harris. She will be the far lefts champion. Silicon Valley worship her and that part of the country controls everything we read and see even our movements.

Anonymous said...

Bowahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!


The dumbocrats are a dead party, represented by a brain dead guy

Anonymous said...

Say it ain't soooo. You are cracking me up. As Rush would say, "having more fun......lol

Gerald said...

He is having stickers made as we speak with his campaign slogan.
Obama ran on "Hope and Change" Bidden is running on "Hope and Grope".

Anonymous said...

It will be Corey Booker

Anonymous said...

Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Anonymous said...

Joe ans Donald should duke it out behind the gym