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, you'd think that former Vice President, Joe Biden, were a shoe-in to represent Democrats, in the 2020 presidential elections. 

Biden, who entered the race in April, has 

 than his competitors, but journalist Jeff Greenfield, who studied past presidential nominations, is wary of Biden's early momentum. 

"Why You're Wrong About the Democratic Primary,"

 Greenfield cites how top candidates have fizzled out in the late stages of the race and how unlikely nominees have turned into contenders.

MPR news host Kerri Miller spoke with award-winning journalist and political analyst, Jeff Greenfield, and 

, the founding director of the Latino Policy Initiative at UCLA Luskin, about the unpredictability of presidential nominations.

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In a POLITICO article titled, "Why You're Wrong About the Democratic Primary," journalist, Jeff Greenfield, outlines why he doesn't believe in early popularity. MPR News host Kerri Miller explores the predictability of presidential nominations.

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