1. Biden is and will totally get away with it for one and only one reason: He's a Democrat.
2. I suspect the leadership of the Democrat Party knows 2020 is a loss for the While House. They aren't happy about this but what is, is. They need to focus on the Senate. And look to 2024 when it will be an open seat. After 8 years, the opposing party often has an advantage. But why Biden? He will do the least harm and will hold the party together. If it was Sanders, that could divide the party and he would tear apart the Party leadership, replacing it with a bunch of radical socialists/communists (the nominee heads the party for the next 4 years - whether or not he wins the election). Biden will alter nothing that Clinton affirmed in 2016 and that Obama set up. Bottom line: The Democrat Party has written off the While House for 2020. Biden will run as their token. And hopefully, he keeps his mouth shut and does no harm; statements like trouble them in this regard but thankfully, the Press will cover for them by largely ignoring it or placing the best spin possible where ignoring is impossible. 2024 is just 4 years away; be patient, keep calm, take the Senate and make Trump impotent.
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