How Joe Biden has cleared the 2020 field — and how he hasn't

[Free Vulcan]

March 8, 2019, 7:55 AM CST
By Chuck Todd, Mark Murray and Carrie Dann

WASHINGTON — In one way, former Vice President Joe Biden’s anticipated entry into the 2020 presidential race has started to clear the Democratic field.

This week alone, both former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown said they were no-gos.

But here’s another way to look at it: Biden’s likely entry has BARELY cleared the field. Outside of Bloomberg and Brown, Democrats already have 12 major candidates running — and that number doesn’t include Biden, Beto O’Rourke, Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, and Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/how-joe-biden-has-cleared-2020-field-how-he-hasn-n980891

[catfish1957]

IF they can keep slow joe from creepy photo ops with little girls he might be Trump's toughest opponent.

Esp, if he can go faux-centralist

[Snarknado]

This must be a lame attempt to beef up Biden's shaky stature. There's nothing to suggest that Biden had anything to do with Brown and Bloomberg realizing they'd be wasting their time. It's ridiculous how many non-candidates feel the need to formally announce their "official" non-candidacy to the world, but I suppose in every case now the media will try to credit Biden.