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Weaker candidate than Hillary’: Democrats cast deep doubt on Biden’s 2020 value
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/campaigns/article226007090.html
Many of these strategists say that if Biden did win the nomination, they don’t think he would have a better chance of defeating Donald Trump than other top-tier contenders such as Kamala Harris or Kirsten Gillibrand — disputing the claim from many Biden supporters that he represents the safe choice in an election when rank-and-file voters are desperate to win back the White House.
“Let’s be honest: He’s an older white guy,” said Jim Cauley, a longtime Kentucky-based Democratic strategist. “Does he connect with the base?”
“2016 is going to be felt in the Democratic Party for the next couple decades,” the source added. “There is just massive distaste for the whole Baby Boom generation.”
“Who can turn out the largest proportion of African-Americans, of Hispanics, of white women under 40, of college students?” asked Morgan Jackson, a North Carolina-based Democratic strategist. “That’s how you combat Trump’s turnout machine on non-college educated whites, who are going to turn out in record numbers.