Even before Joe Biden announced he was running for president, pundits savaged him. A CNN editor at large dismissed the 76-year old as “a white man who has spent his entire professional life in elected office” running “to lead a party that is increasingly dominated by younger, more diverse voices.” A University of Georgia professor wrote in the Guardian that Mr. Biden’s manifold sins made him “the worst candidate for the Democrats” and “the best opponent for Trump.” Labeling the former vice president’s candidacy “a joke,” a CNBC senior columnist blasted him as “ill-fitted to a Democratic Party” that is embracing an ambitious...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 15, 2019 22:41 UTC