There were other frontrunners that fit the characteristics I'm talking about. Very well.

People need to try thinking beyond "race" as the only dimension of diversity. Ideology was obviously a huge touchstone this cycle, but also things like age, gender, geographical representation/appeal, and the makeup of one's coalition across these variables also.

Biden is an ~80yo white man with the black southern vote on lock. And Dems will have the coastal urban areas on lock. But that will not be enough. He's working with *half* the coalition HRC lost to 45 with in '16 (tbf so is Bernie, he just has the other half i.e. youth vote and latinos).

The nominee will need to build out.