'Former Vice President Joe Biden is the frontrunner to be the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee. Which is why his campaign's purposeful lowering of expectations on Tuesday won't work,' writes CillizzaCNN
"Do we think we have to win Iowa? No," said one Biden campaign aide speaking to reporters."Do we want to win Iowa? Yes, we do. We think we're going to win; we know it's going to be a dogfight. The same thing is true in New Hampshire."Uh ... well, no.Here's the thing: When you are the frontrunner, you are expected to win. Everywhere. Otherwise, you aren't the frontrunner anymore. That's how it works.
In each episode of his weekly YouTube show, Chris Cillizza will delve a little deeper into the surreal world of politics. Click to subscribe! Biden said as much in a swing through South Carolina last week:"I hope that whatever Iowa would bring, what we've done here would strengthen the prospect that we can continue to win here."That make sense -- in theory. But in reality, if Biden loses Iowa and New Hampshire, he is almost certainly cooked. Imagine if, say, California Sen. Kamala Harris won the Iowa caucuses and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren won in New Hampshire.
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