#InvisiblePrimary 2020: Uh oh Biden?
Over at Politico, Charlie Mahtesian has this to say about a prospective Biden candidacy for 2020 : "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 ." [ Emphasis is FHQ's] That is just the opening, but Mahtesian goes on to count off the issues Biden may encounter in the lead up to and during 2020. The usual suspects are in there: age, some pre-#MeToo moment indiscretions that may look different in the current context, and a host of past Senate votes that may again spell trouble now that conditions are different in 2018-20. And that all makes sense. Any or all of those things could derail a Biden run before it starts or some time after it is launche...