The ‘Electability’ Delusion

Margaret Sullivan: “As Iowa journalist Robert Leonard talks to voters around his state, he finds himself baffled at the national portrayal of Joe Biden’s dominance in the presidential campaign. The local Democrats he encounters respect the former vice president, he told me, but many of them also feel his time has passed.”

“They’re far more excited about other candidates, five in particular: Sen. Elizabeth Warren; Pete Buttigieg; Sen. Kamala Harris; Beto O’Rourke and Sen. Cory Booker.”

“So he shakes his head at the extensive coverage and commentary that depicts Biden as almost a shoo-in for a nomination that’s more than a year away.”