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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
The Memo: Dem race for White House takes on new shape
The HillFormer Vice President Joe Biden is the candidate to beat in the Democratic presidential primary.
Biden has had a stronger than expected launch to his campaign, opening up a wide lead in several opinion polls.
The scale of the “Biden Bump” is all the more surprising given that the former vice president had to navigate troubled waters in early April, before making his bid official, when several women said he had been inappropriately tactile with them in the past.
To be sure, the 2020 contest is at a very early stage. The Iowa caucuses are nine months away, and there are many twists and turn to come.
But for now, Biden’s argument that he is the best candidate to defeat President Trump is carrying the day.
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden