The Democrats’ never-ending story needs a new twist

Once upon a time, no one ever thought the young new guard would be shouldered aside by Biden and Sanders in the run up to the 2020 election. How times have changed, writes Phil Thomas

Third time lucky: Biden is attempting to claw the presidency away from Trump (Reuters)

On the wall of The Independent’s bureau in New York is a whiteboard on which are written more than two dozen names. All but three of them are crossed out: Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Tulsi Gabbard.

The widest and most diverse field of Democratic candidates in history has now been whittled down to a fight between two familiar names. (Gabbard was yet to drop out at the time of writing but is not a serious contender.)