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    As Joe Biden jumps in, the ‘front-runner’ concept gets scrambled

    Apr 25, 2019 4 minutes

    He’s finally in the pool.

    The speculation over whether or not former Vice President Joe Biden would join the crowded 2020 Democratic primary field officially ended Thursday when he released a video declaring his bid for president.

    The announcement was almost a formality. From the start of the campaign cycle, the press has treated Mr. Biden – a five-term U.S. senator and popular two-term vice president – as though he were already running. He has led most polls against candidates who declared months earlier, including Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, and has reportedly lined up big donors and endorsements from key party figures, elected officials, and organized labor.

    Yet none of the hoopla ahead of Uncle Joe’s announcement has stopped the

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