Jacob Heilbrunn

Don’t underestimate Joe Biden

Joe Biden (Getty images)

So is it over for Joe? Gloating Republicans and handwringing Democrats alike suddenly seem convinced that President Trump is headed towards an improbable repeat victory this November, especially after his acceptance speech last night. But there are multifarious reasons to believe that this is a bunch of hooey.

For one thing, Biden has been repeatedly counted out only to bounce back.

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