Analysis: Biden the front-runner? Here’s why the word doesn’t really fit.
By Aaron Blake Aaron Blake Senior political reporter, writing for The Fix Email Bio Follow April 25 at 12:51 PM Former vice president Joe Biden is in for the 2020 presidential race, and in doing so he has largely settled a field of about 20 serious Democratic candidates. To some, it also means having a candidate they feel comfortable describing as a bona fide “front-runner.”
CNBC highlighted Biden’s “commanding” lead in polling — a highly questionable premise that we’ll get to — and said he “instantly became the front-runner in a crowded primary field.” There are huge reasons to be wary of thinking he’ll stay at the front of the pack, though — arguably more than just about any supposed front-runner in recent memory.
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