“He’s been a corporate Democrat for years, and I think the Democratic Party is recognizing that our nominee and our party moving forward really has to be prepared to challenge the D.C. power structure,” said Democracy for America Chairman Charles Chamberlain, whose group has supported Warren and Sen. Bernie Sanders in the past…
“I think [Biden] primarily he takes from the white men, so I think that the candidates of color in particular are going to be better able to withstand another white guy getting in the race,” said Colin Strother, a Texas Democratic strategist who once advised Julián Castro, the former San Antonio mayor running for president.
Yet if Biden’s announcement put Democrats on notice that Biden is “the biggest, baddest guy in this race,” Strother said, “I think the frost melts off this pumpkin pretty quickly here.”
“He starts off in a really strong position,” Strother said. “But when it starts getting down to issues, I think he’s going to be in big trouble … I think he’s going to go down hard and fast.”
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