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brooklynite

(94,592 posts)
Thu Apr 25, 2019, 06:12 AM Apr 2019

Joe Biden enters the presidential race, testing whether his time has come -- or come and gone [View all]

Source: Los Angeles Times

When Joe Biden ran for president for the first time, 30 years ago, the World Wide Web had not yet been invented. When he ran again 10 years ago, Twitter was in its infancy.

Now, with his announcement Thursday that he is launching a third bid for the presidency at the age of 76, Biden is asking Democrats to decide if his time has come at last, or if it has come and gone for a man who has been in politics for nearly half a century.

Biden has teased his announcement for months, building anticipation. With his near-universal name recognition, vast political network and long government resume — 36 years in the Senate and eight as Barack Obama’s vice president — he has consistently sat atop polls of Democratic voters nationwide and in states holding early primaries.

Now, his official entry into the race has potential to give new shape to the sprawling candidate field. As a popular centrist well known to most Democrats, he poses an obstacle to lesser-known candidates laboring to gain traction in the big field.

Read more: https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-joe-biden-president-election-20190425-story.html

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Link to source? still_one Apr 2019 #1
An inspiring video democrank Apr 2019 #2
I guess still relevent, then, is Richard Ben Cramer's DeminPennswoods Apr 2019 #3
...and significant experience, and being Obama's VP louis c Apr 2019 #6
and being responsible DeminPennswoods Apr 2019 #9
How about beating Trump, does that mean anything to you? louis c Apr 2019 #12
Biden will be a target rich environment for Trump DeminPennswoods Apr 2019 #13
Pennsylvania, Wisconson, Michigan. louis c Apr 2019 #14
Trump's win in PA was a complete fluke DeminPennswoods Apr 2019 #23
Ya, OK. louis c Apr 2019 #26
"the head injury and subsequent hospitalization from the car accident that killed his wife"???? yellowcanine Apr 2019 #19
You are correct, Biden was not part of the accident, DeminPennswoods Apr 2019 #22
Everyone has baggage NCDEM4EVR Apr 2019 #4
+1 DeminPennswoods Apr 2019 #10
We need someone that can beat Trump. Period. nt. BlueIdaho Apr 2019 #11
At his age, his running mate will be critical Snellius Apr 2019 #25
Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan... louis c Apr 2019 #5
BINGO!! onetexan Apr 2019 #18
Go Joe!! Bayard Apr 2019 #7
Some of the stuff that may be negative in the primaries would actually help mr_liberal Apr 2019 #8
Got my eyes on who is his bluestarone Apr 2019 #15
Too early. He doesn't need to pick one until he's the nominee. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2019 #16
The LA Times tells me I've reached my limit of free views...altho I don't think I have... CTyankee Apr 2019 #17
BBC has it: EX500rider Apr 2019 #20
opinion and analysis not lbn nt msongs Apr 2019 #21
Not a fan rollin74 Apr 2019 #24
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