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It’s essential that we nominate a Democrat who will be in the strongest position to defeat Donald Trump,” Bloomberg said in March. “We cannot allow the primary process to drag the party to an extreme that would diminish our chances in the general election and translate into ‘Four More Years.'”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The family of late Sen. John McCain (R) \u2013 a former presidential nominee and Trump critic \u2013 is reportedly going to publicly support Biden’s 2020 campaign. But Cindy McCain tweeted yesterday afternoon, “Joe Biden is a wonderful man and drear friend\u2026 However, I have no intention of getting involved in presidential politics.”<\/p>\n
Last month, Trump told reporters he was “never a fan” of Mr. McCain, “and I never will be.” During his 2016 campaign, then-candidate Trump said the Arizona Senator was “not a war hero. He was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.”<\/p>\n
Old Man’s Game? <\/b><\/h2>\n
We’re 557 days away until November 3, 2020. And the top three contenders are collectively 225 years old \u2013 or 75 on average. Sanders is 77, Biden 76, and Trump 72.<\/p>\n
America is apparently fine with their ages, as the trio continue to dominate the odds. Overseas where such gambling is permitted, Trump is the odds-on favorite at betting shops at 5\/4. That implies odds of 44.44 percent, with a $100 bet and the president winning re-election netting $125.<\/strong><\/p>\nSanders is next at 6\/1 (implied odds 14.29 percent, $100 nets $600), and Biden third at 8\/1 (implied odds 11.11 percent, $100 nets $800).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Former VP Joe Biden is expected to officially announce his candidacy for the nation’s highest office later today. Sources close to the Democrat say the news will be released via online video, and a fundraiser will be held this evening in Philadelphia. The news isn’t exactly a surprise, as many political observers have long speculated […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":103613,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19853,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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