Former Vice President Joe Biden is thinking about running for president, yet few seem to think he’s the frontrunner for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
The reasons to be suspect are plenty including his record (fairly mainstream in a party moving to the left), his age (he’s 76) and the fact that he’s a white male in a diversifying party that nominated women in record numbers in 2018.
But maybe — just maybe — we’re underestimating Biden’s strength. Let’s go through some key points working in Biden’s favor.
1. He leads in all the polls
Our CNN national poll last week had Biden ahead at 30%. He hasn’t trailed in a single national poll conducted in the last 11 months. Our Iowa caucus poll had him leading the pack with 32%. Biden’s advantage is far from dominating, but it’s nothing to sneeze at, even at this early stage.
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