Posted on 04/16/2018 9:55:26 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
As unpopular as Donald Trump is, as much as he's hated by Democrats, and as much as he is a target of the media, the president may well win a second term in 2020.
Why? Polls show that the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020 is former vice president Joe Biden.
Biden has been running for president since at least 1988. He will be a few days short of 78 years old on election day in 2020. That he is the frontrunner says a lot about the Democratic Party, even in the age of Trump.
What Biden should be asking is whether the party wants him, and not just whether he should seize his last chance.
His advanced age – Biden would be 78 years old at the time of his swearing-in – isn't the main obstacle. While Biden's age would be a nonstarter in most presidential elections, if he continues to appear hale and hearty it would not be an insurmountable problem against Donald Trump, who would be 74 himself in 2020.
Trump would also provide cover for another often-discussed Biden drawback: the overly familiar mannerisms that seem terribly out of place in the #MeToo era. Next to Trump's "Access Hollywood" tapes and the litany of sexual misconduct charges levied against the president, Biden's hands-iness barely registers.
The bigger issue is whether there's a place for him atop the Democratic Party that's taking shape after the ruinous 2016 election cycle. This new iteration is unsentimental and unforgiving, and Biden has more than a few conspicuous Senate votes that demand a reckoning in the Trump-era Democratic Party.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Get the mothers and daughters off the streets.
Get the mothers and daughters off the streets.
Discount Hillary Clinton (Liz Warren)
Discount Michelle Obama (Kamala Harris)
Bernie Sanders, an 80-year-old Communist.
And Joe Biden, whatever the heck he is.
So, in my mind, Jeb looks like a positively brilliant alternative. He is certainly dumb enough to go along with it. He'd be glad to be led around by the nose, if it let him get back into DC.
If the Dem leadership decides that Jeb can beat Pres. Trump, they'll just put the talking points out. MSM will parrot: "Bush is really a decent fellow, smart as a whip, and way better than Trump. Pay no attention to his brother, who is an idiot, probably the AntiChrist and literally Hitler."
Just watch. If the press starts trying to rehab Jeb's image somewhere around this time next year, you know what's coming next.
I think they will run Biden- it’s his turn after all. I also think another Bernie will emerge, the socialist appeal was there, the promises of free stuff was never ending. If they find a charismatic or minority Bernie then I would worry.
Well heck,
Hopefully Hillary campaigns for ole Joe and we can watch them both fall down.
Come onnn, is this the best they can come up with?
The Donald will eat him for lunch.
Doesn’t matter...If Michael Moore runs, they’ll vote for him...
“””Next to Trump’s “Access Hollywood” tapes and the litany of sexual misconduct charges levied against the president, Biden’s hands-iness barely registers.”””
Except for half of the hands-iness being directed at 9-12 year old girls, while Trump may have flirted or even had a fling with beautiful adult women.
I predict it will be Bernie
You and I will not live to see another black president. Take it to the bank.
I personally predict the Dems will want to recapture the Obama magic and then add the “revenge” factor for Hillary’s loss by nominating a BLACK WOMAN. Kamala Harris it will be.
No, I maintain that Felonia Von Pantsuit is still the favored candidate to win the nomination in 2020.
As far as I can tell, her minions still control the DNC--and the Enemedia.
Agreed, they don't get it.
I won’t be surprised if Comey makes some noise about running...I know, I know, sounds crazy...but how much crazier than Slow Joe??
"UN"popular???
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