Joe Biden has opened up a 21-length lead over the 20 or so other ponies running to challenge the big horse, Donald Trump, in the 2020 presidential derby. Some might say the Trump-Biden matchup was preordained, given the Democrats’ motley crew of candidates. Who’d have thought politics at this level could be contested by the mayor of South Bend, Ind., or a House member from Hawaii? Presidential politics has become the U.S.’s true national sport, and after the improbable Trump long shot, even obscure politicians think they...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 08, 2019 22:41 UTC