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And the Democratic Party frontrunner for president in 2020 is...uh-oh
American Thinker ^ | 04/16/2018 | Rick Moran

Posted on 04/16/2018 9:55:26 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

As unpopular as Donald Trump is, as much as he's hated by Democrats, and as much as he is a target of the media, the president may well win a second term in 2020.

Why?  Polls show that the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020 is former vice president Joe Biden.

Biden has been running for president since at least 1988.  He will be a few days short of 78 years old on election day in 2020.  That he is the frontrunner says a lot about the Democratic Party, even in the age of Trump.

Politico:

What Biden should be asking is whether the party wants him, and not just whether he should seize his last chance.

His advanced age – Biden would be 78 years old at the time of his swearing-in – isn't the main obstacle.  While Biden's age would be a nonstarter in most presidential elections, if he continues to appear hale and hearty it would not be an insurmountable problem against Donald Trump, who would be 74 himself in 2020.

Trump would also provide cover for another often-discussed Biden drawback: the overly familiar mannerisms that seem terribly out of place in the #MeToo era.  Next to Trump's "Access Hollywood" tapes and the litany of sexual misconduct charges levied against the president, Biden's hands-iness barely registers.

The bigger issue is whether there's a place for him atop the Democratic Party that's taking shape after the ruinous 2016 election cycle.  This new iteration is unsentimental and unforgiving, and Biden has more than a few conspicuous Senate votes that demand a reckoning in the Trump-era Democratic Party.


(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2020; democrats; potus
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To: SeekAndFind

Get the mothers and daughters off the streets.


41 posted on 04/16/2018 11:21:13 AM PDT by DPMD
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To: SeekAndFind

Get the mothers and daughters off the streets.


42 posted on 04/16/2018 11:21:13 AM PDT by DPMD
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To: Buckeye McFrog
I think that Dems move as a herd and do what they're told. Heck, four of their top candidates are

Discount Hillary Clinton (Liz Warren)

Discount Michelle Obama (Kamala Harris)

Bernie Sanders, an 80-year-old Communist.

And Joe Biden, whatever the heck he is.

So, in my mind, Jeb looks like a positively brilliant alternative. He is certainly dumb enough to go along with it. He'd be glad to be led around by the nose, if it let him get back into DC.

If the Dem leadership decides that Jeb can beat Pres. Trump, they'll just put the talking points out. MSM will parrot: "Bush is really a decent fellow, smart as a whip, and way better than Trump. Pay no attention to his brother, who is an idiot, probably the AntiChrist and literally Hitler."

Just watch. If the press starts trying to rehab Jeb's image somewhere around this time next year, you know what's coming next.

43 posted on 04/16/2018 11:22:43 AM PDT by wbill
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To: Buckeye McFrog

I think they will run Biden- it’s his turn after all. I also think another Bernie will emerge, the socialist appeal was there, the promises of free stuff was never ending. If they find a charismatic or minority Bernie then I would worry.


44 posted on 04/16/2018 11:26:17 AM PDT by Tammy8 (Please be a regular supporter of Free Republic !)
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To: SeekAndFind

Well heck,
Hopefully Hillary campaigns for ole Joe and we can watch them both fall down.
Come onnn, is this the best they can come up with?
The Donald will eat him for lunch.


45 posted on 04/16/2018 11:33:59 AM PDT by Joe Boucher (Criminals at F.B.I., Justice Dept, I.R.S and No one taken out in cuffs? Federal gub mint is crappola)
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To: SeekAndFind

Doesn’t matter...If Michael Moore runs, they’ll vote for him...


46 posted on 04/16/2018 11:57:35 AM PDT by Iscool
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To: SeekAndFind

“””Next to Trump’s “Access Hollywood” tapes and the litany of sexual misconduct charges levied against the president, Biden’s hands-iness barely registers.”””

Except for half of the hands-iness being directed at 9-12 year old girls, while Trump may have flirted or even had a fling with beautiful adult women.


47 posted on 04/16/2018 12:18:11 PM PDT by Pollard (If you don't understand what I typed, you haven't read the classics.)
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To: SeekAndFind

I predict it will be Bernie


48 posted on 04/16/2018 12:54:07 PM PDT by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: Buckeye McFrog

You and I will not live to see another black president. Take it to the bank.


49 posted on 04/16/2018 12:54:55 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: Trumpisourlastchance

I personally predict the Dems will want to recapture the Obama magic and then add the “revenge” factor for Hillary’s loss by nominating a BLACK WOMAN. Kamala Harris it will be.


50 posted on 04/16/2018 12:55:37 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
Biden couldn't cut it in 1988. Has he really improved with age?

No, I maintain that Felonia Von Pantsuit is still the favored candidate to win the nomination in 2020.

As far as I can tell, her minions still control the DNC--and the Enemedia.

51 posted on 04/16/2018 1:00:11 PM PDT by Lysandru
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To: Lysandru
I maintain that Felonia Von Pantsuit is still the favored candidate to win the nomination in 2020.

Agreed, they don't get it.

52 posted on 04/16/2018 1:03:11 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Iscool

I won’t be surprised if Comey makes some noise about running...I know, I know, sounds crazy...but how much crazier than Slow Joe??


53 posted on 04/16/2018 1:10:27 PM PDT by Cuttnhorse (Never fear the cow)
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To: SeekAndFind
As unpopular as Donald Trump is

"UN"popular???

54 posted on 04/16/2018 1:11:47 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: MeganC
Maybe we’ll get to see the two men fight live on stage during the debates.

Sponsored by Polident.

55 posted on 04/16/2018 2:52:18 PM PDT by The Duke (President Trump = America's Last, Best Chanceh)
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