Biden Raises Big Money In His First Day As A Candidate

Before he announced as a candidate for the 2020 Democratic Party nomination, I heard a lot of pundits on cable news talking about how Joe Biden was making a mistake by not entering the presidential race as early as others. They said the supporters and donors would already be attached to other candidates if he waited.

It seems those pundits were wrong (which they often are). The Biden campaign has revealed that they raised about $6.3 million in his first 24 hours as a candidate. That's the same kind of big money that some others raised quickly (like O'Rourke and Sanders), and significantly more than most of the candidates in the race.

Those pundits had figured that Democrats would quickly jump on one bandwagon or another. That hasn't happened. Most Democrats (including me) have not made a decision on who to support yet. They are considering several candidates -- maybe as many as five or six. And if they have a preference right now, it is a soft one that could change.

I doubt that most Democrats are going to pick a strong favorite until at least the first debates are held in June, and maybe later than that. This election is too important, and Democrats want to make sure they pick the right candidate -- one that can kick Trump out of the White House.