Article snippet: Joe Biden, having run twice for president, should be familiar by now with the dynamics of a presidential campaign. But the landscape of politics and presidential campaigns has changed a lot in the last 10 years. Here are four ways this run could shape up to be very different from his 2008 campaign: Biden has the name recognition to stand out in a field of 20 candidates, and that’s already reflected in the polls. A Monmouth University poll out Tuesday found Biden leading the race with 27 percent of support among Democrats nationwide. The poll also found that just 1 percent of respondents had not heard of Biden, compared with 32 percent who said they had not heard of Amy Klobuchar, and 34 percent who said they had never heard of Pete Buttigieg. For comparison, when Biden launched his bid for the Democratic nomination as a senator from Delaware in January 2007, a Gallup poll that April found that 38 percent of registered voters had never heard of him. Given his name recognition and standing in the polls, Biden should have no trouble bringing in the big fund-raising numbers needed to finance a modern campaign that could cost more than $1 billion. But there are some differences this time around that could actually present challenges. When he ran in 2008, he’ll be starting from scratch. On top of that, Biden is getting into the race months after many of his biggest rivals. Senator Bernie Sanders, for instance, has already raised $18 million as of the beginning of this ... Link to the full article to read more
Four ways Joe Biden’s 2020 run could be very different from 2008 - The Boston Globe
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