Last New Year’s Eve, one of my politically curious friends made a little prediction: By the end of 2019, Joe Biden would be the Democratic front-runner. When that alert popped up on Tuesday night, it ignited a bit of a debate. Sure, Mr. Biden leads most national polls. In Iowa and New Hampshire — those two crucial early-voting states — Mr. Biden is lagging behind. From Congress to the campaign trail, our politics are profoundly unsettled.

Source: New York Times January 02, 2020 23:48 UTC