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    Joe Biden Is Democrats' Past, But New Allegations Mean He Might Not Be Its Future

    Is the 76-year-old former vice president too much a man of the last century? His basic vulnerability is being cast as a candidate of the past in a party selling itself as the party of the future.
    by Ron Elving Apr 02, 2019 4 minutes

    Welcome to the nightmare of being the front-runner for the Democratic nomination for president, Joe.

    Two women have complained about being touched inappropriately by former Vice President Joe Biden, who has been the leading (if still undeclared) candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020.

    Biden's poll numbers, while far from overwhelming, have still been the best of the ever-widening Democratic field. So any story that even hints at a Biden scandal is going to lead the newscast and leap to Page One.

    These two women's allegations, by themselves, are unlikely to determine the trajectory of Biden's candidacy. Even the viral video clips of his shoulder-rubbing "Uncle Joe" routine will not be the last word.

    But all the above constitute a serious concern for Biden

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