Joe Biden re-sets the US Democratic race for the polls
A familiar face, still friends with Barack Obama, Biden has become the front-runner of a very crowded pool of Democratic wannabes
Washington/Chicago — Joe Biden’s entry in the Democratic nomination race has re-set the contest and put rival candidates at risk of getting overwhelmed and overshadowed early in the campaign. The former US vice-president jumped in last week with a show of strength in polls and fundraising. That’s left the other 19 Democrats in a bind. Most are still introducing themselves to the country and a sudden shift to attacks could turn off voters well before the first primary votes are cast. What’s clear is the campaign has moved to a new phase and the candidates no longer have the luxury of building a following at their own pace, with the first actual nominating contest still 10 months away. Biden is moving quickly to try and establish an air of inevitability for his candidacy to push Democratic voters into coalescing behind a smaller field. So far, the other Democratic candidates have mostly been observing an unofficial truce, deflecting questions about their competitors. In an e-mail to s...
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