Feisty Biden clings to top spot in 2020 Democratic race

He’s supposedly too old, too moderate, too prone to campaign stumbles.

But despite the criticism long circulating about Joe Biden, he has proven the most resilient candidate in the Democratic presidential nomination race—at least for now.

The 77-year-old former US vice president is capping off a big week that has seen him take on a more aggressive tone on the campaign trail.

Eleven months from the 2020 election, the elder statesman is still the national frontrunner in the race to take on President Donald Trump.

He was feeling so invigorated and pugnacious during his eight-day “No Malarkey” bus tour through early-voting Iowa that he challenged an obstinate voter to a push-up contest Thursday.

“The Biden thing is the strangest thing I’ve ever seen in politics because the guy is up there in the air and everybody is just assuming he’s going to come down,” Barack’s Obama’s campaign guru David Axelrod told Politico recently.

“But he’s still driving, you know? He’s still moving forward.”

As Obama’s deputy for eight years, Biden today has a commanding lead among African Americans, a critical constituency in the Democratic nomination battle.

His blue-collar roots and appeal is also seen as a selling point to working-class white voters, many of whom may be frustrated with Trump and are looking for a viable alternative.

Biden has slipped to fourth place in Iowa and New Hampshire, the two states that vote first in the nomination race.

But on the national stage he maintains a commanding lead with 28 percent support according to the RealClearPolitics polling average—far ahead of his progressive challengers Bernie Sanders on 16 percent and Elizabeth Warren on 14, and fellow moderate Pete Buttigieg on 11 percent.

Biden’s new ad branding Trump a global laughing stock was well-received, and footage of Biden confronting that Iowa voter went viral, giving millions a glimpse of the candidate showing fire in the belly.

When the elderly voter, a retired farmer, accused Biden of helping his son Hunter Biden get a spot on the board of a Ukrainian gas company while his father was vice president, the candidate snapped.

“You’re a damn liar, man,” Biden shot back.

 

Feisty Biden clings to top spot in 2020 Democratic race

Hes supposedly too old, too moderate, too prone to campaign stumbles. But despite the criticism long circulating about Joe Biden, he has proven the most resilient candidate in the Democratic presidential nomination raceat least for now. The 77-year-old former US vice president is capping off a big week that has seen him take on a more aggressive tone on the campaign trail. Eleven months from the 2020 election, the elder statesman is still the national frontrunner in the race to take on President Donald Trump. He was feeling so invigorated and pugnacious during his eight-day No Malarkey bus tour through early-voting Iowa that he challenged an obstinate voter to a push-up contest Thursday. The Biden thing is the strangest thing Ive ever seen in politics because the guy is up there in the air and everybody is just assuming hes going to come down, Baracks Obamas campaign guru David Axelrod told Politico recently. But hes still driving, you know? Hes still moving forward. As Obamas deputy for eight years, Biden today has a commanding lead among African Americans, a critical constituency in the Democratic nomination battle. His blue-collar roots and appeal is also seen as a selling point to working-class white voters, many of whom may be frustrated with Trump and are looking for a viable alternative. Biden has slipped to fourth place in Iowa and New Hampshire, the two states that vote first in the nomination race. But on the national stage he maintains a commanding lead with 28 percent support according to the RealClearPolitics polling averagefar ahead of his progressive challengers Bernie Sanders on 16 percent and Elizabeth Warren on 14, and fellow moderate Pete Buttigieg on 11 percent. Bidens new ad branding Trump a global laughing stock was well-received, and footage of Biden confronting that Iowa voter went viral, giving millions a glimpse of the candidate showing fire in the belly. When the elderly voter, a retired farmer, accused Biden of helping his son Hunter Biden get a spot on the board of a Ukrainian gas company while his father was vice president, the candidate snapped. Youre a damn liar, man, Biden shot back.