Since we’re replaying the 2016 election, with Biden standing in for Clinton, how do the two stack up? Here’s my analysis:
- Clinton was a sharper debater and overall campaigner than Biden;
- Biden has far less historical baggage;
- Hunter and Ukraine won’t have the same impact as Clinton’s e-mails, as the MSM have learned their lesson;
- Biden won’t have any identity politics issues, because he’s, well, a man; and
- This time, Trump will have to run on his record, not a pile of meaningless promises.
In short, Biden, on the whole, is better positioned than Clinton was if, as seems likely, he wins the nomination.