Weaker Candidate Than Hillary: Democrats Cast Deep Doubt On Bidens 2020 Value

(McClatchy DC Bureau) Alex Roarty February 11 2019 05:00 AM Joe Biden is everything a Democratic political consultant should love: Hes experienced well-liked and his poll numbers look great against Donald Trump. And yet many party strategists have a bleak assessment of his potential 2020 campaign: Its a bad bad idea. This last election cycle weve seen a whole new level of energy that has emerged through a lot of fresh faces and the party has moved in that direction and wants to hear new ideas and different messages" said Norm Sterzenbach a former executive director of the Iowa Democratic Party who now works as a consultant in the state. Added Jim Manley longtime Democratic operative: Im not convinced Biden is the right way to go at this point in time." The folks Ive talked to are a little taken aback" by his potential candidacy Manley said. No one quite understands where its coming from."