Don’t underestimate Biden’s base

Published April 25, 2019 11:48am ET



And like that, Joe Biden has officially entered the 2020 bloodbath. Leading the pack by ten points, the former vice president faces fire from every angle. He’s a relic of the Obama era and one with working class and Rust Belt appeal. Naturally, the knives are out for Biden.

Fellow septuagenarian Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and the socialist camp have already begun to frame Biden as an echo of an antiquated brand of politics. The rest of the Left are actively pushing for a shinier, more intersectional candidate. Biden’s a gaffe machine with two failed presidential bids in his past.

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