Democrats seem to think replacing the 81-year-old Joe Biden will be quick and simple. They should be careful what they wish for.
Campaigning against Donald Trump is like sticking your hand into a wood chipper. Just one man has pulled his hand back out intact. Biden is the only politician from either party to have defeated Trump since 2016.
“Running for president is extremely challenging,” Sarah Matthews, who worked for the Trump administration, told me. “Then there’s the daunting reality of running against Trump, who has proven he’s willing to say and do almost anything. Even for a politically savvy candidate, facing a pathological liar is a unique challenge.”
