All candidates had baggage. Any serious democratic candidate would have raised the money. Amy Klobuchar, Cory Booker and Pete Buttigieg were compelling candidates. The "Biden is the only candidate who can beat Trump" worked well in 2020 to get Biden the nomination. All that being said, haven't seen a clear and realistic path to have things change. Biden will not drop out. And I think the arguments made by the press make him more likely to double down.
Biden was NOT the only candidate who could have beaten Trump four years ago. He did manage to win, but it was close.
I think he was. Other candidates had enough baggage --and no money--to move forward.
All candidates had baggage. Any serious democratic candidate would have raised the money. Amy Klobuchar, Cory Booker and Pete Buttigieg were compelling candidates. The "Biden is the only candidate who can beat Trump" worked well in 2020 to get Biden the nomination. All that being said, haven't seen a clear and realistic path to have things change. Biden will not drop out. And I think the arguments made by the press make him more likely to double down.