Joe Biden and the Great Awokening
Joe Biden has led the national polls in the race for the 2020 Democratic nomination since last year. Heās ahead in the first three contests, also, with leads ranging from seven points (Iowa) to 13 points (New Hampshire) to 28 points (South Carolina). Heās first in fivethirtyeight.comās endorsement primary. And though he didnāt launch his campaign until the second quarter of 2019, at which point Bernie Sanders had raised the most money, his nonstop fundraising schedule, and great first-24-hours number, suggests that his second-quarter haul will be impressive. Going into tonightās Democratic debate, there was no reason to doubt Bidenās status as the Democratic frontrunner. Indeed, while head-to-head matchups 16 months before an election are worthless, one might as well have considered him the frontrunner to become the 46th president of the United States, too.And yet there is an air of unreality surrounding the Biden campaign, a widespread expectation that the former vice president just c...
