Early polls favor Biden but Senate officials skeptical
By Alexander Bolton - 08/05/18 05:56 PM EDT
Joe Biden is leading the Democratic field in some early polls asking voters about the party’s prospective presidential candidates in 2020.
But in his old stomping grounds in the U.S. Senate, there are plenty of skeptics who point to the former vice president’s age, his support for the Iraq War and his two failed presidential bids as reasons to doubt he would be successful.
“It’s hard to see someone [winning] who voted for the Iraq war. People are looking to turn the page,†one senior Democratic aide said.
A second senior Democratic aide said “polls show that voters want someone who is new.â€
Biden, 76, served for decades in the Senate before his election as vice president.
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