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Trump Has Killed Democrats’ Sense of the Possible

Biden’s elevation to front-runner is a testament to how much the president has shaken Democrats’ faith.
Source: Brian Snyder / Reuters

To former Vice President Joe Biden’s benefit, electability has become the unofficial buzzword of the 2020 presidential campaign.

Although it’s still early, most polls show Biden as the clear front-runner among Democrats. A CNN/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll was just the latest to give him a solid lead. Among Iowa’s likely Democratic caucus-goers, 24 percent named Biden their first choice for president—a significant lead in a fractured field that has more than 20 candidates.

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