Biden surge, coronavirus spread force reappraisal of the general election

Former vice president Joe Biden’s sudden emergence as the Democratic front-runner and the disruptions caused by the spreading coronavirus are altering calculations about the shape of a general election campaign that only weeks ago many Democrats feared was tipping in the direction of President Trump. …

Biden’s sizable victory in Michigan on Tuesday, powered by a sharp rise in suburban turnout and strength across the state, has generated a surge of optimism and some cautionary warnings among Democrats about their prospects of winning that crucial state and others who will decide the outcome in November if the former vice president is at the top of the ticket. CONT.

Dan Balz, Washington Post