Is it a coincidence that front runners Biden and Beto have both delayed announcing they are running?

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6. i was thinking the same

Biden has been around a long time and has baggage from all those years of service. He's really a product of the 80s/90s and the party has changed so much. I think it was rather smart of him to keep on the sidelines for as long as he can. By not being in, the scrutiny isn't as great and there is so much good will from his service as VP during the Obama white house.

Beto, I'm not all that sure. If I had to guess, I really think he is trying to figure out if his platform will transfer to a national stage. He runs well in a conservative state like Texas especially against someone like Ted Cruz, but will his popularity transfer to the national stage with so many equally stellar candidates. That is the question. So far it seems to be working. I would have jumped in fairly quickly to test the waters, but he is taking the wait and see approach and like Biden, not being officially in the race avoids scrutiny.

Both have excellent political sense.