Joe Biden to Announce 2020 Bid for President
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Has Joe Biden Lost His Ability to Unite Democrats?
By this time next week this will be official: Joe Biden is making his third race for the presidency (earlier runs were in 1988 and 2008). In conventional terms, he begins his campaign as the front-runner, or at worst the co-front-runner with fellow mid-septuagenarian Bernie Sanders. He has led in 36 of the 37 polls included in RealClearPolitics’ compilation of 2020 Democratic-nomination-contest surveys. He also leads in all the publicly available polls of Iowa, and even leads in Kamala Harris’s California.
But the big question haunting his candidacy now is...
From the Right
Reports: Biden to Jump in Race Next Week
Vice President Joe Biden will announce that he is running for president next week, according to multiple reports.
The announcement is expected in a video message Wednesday, according to three people with knowledge of his plans.
Even though he has not officially launched his campaign Biden has appeared at or near the top of several polls on Democratic candidates. But not all Democrats would be happy if the former VP ended up their party’s nominee.
From the Center
Joe Biden Set to Launch 2020 Presidential Bid as Soon as Next Week
Former Vice President Joe Biden is putting the finishing touches on the rollout of his presidential campaign and is expected to announce as soon as next week that he is joining the sprawling field of 2020 Democratic contenders.
The 76-year-old former senator and two-time presidential candidate is expected to launch his campaign with a video as early as Wednesday, according to three people close to the former vice president. After releasing the video, Mr. Biden is expected to embark on a tour of early voting states and then hold a...
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