Ben Shapiro: How Biden could be handing Trump his re-election

Ben Shapiro: How Biden could be handing Trump his re-election

The former vice president’s go-for-broke strategy is a golden opportunity for his opponent

In national polling, former Vice President Joe Biden is the clear 2020 front-runner. He’s up nearly 5% in the RealClearPolitics polling average; he’s up in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Florida and Arizona. That’s because Mr. Biden campaigned as the anti-Bernie Sanders: a "return to normalcy" candidate rather than a transformational one. His entire pitch relied on his high name recognition, the general perception of his likability and his unthreatening demeanor.

The coronavirus pandemic merely underscored this pitch. Mr. Biden hasn’t waned in the national polling since the pandemic — his […]

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