PRE-POSTMORTEM? “The Biden team is playing down his prospects in Iowa, noting that his broad support among black voters in particular will help him in places like South Carolina, which votes at the end of February. ‘I think we’re the only ones who don’t have to win Iowa, honestly, because our strength is the fact that we have a broad and diverse coalition,’ said Greg Schultz, Mr. Biden’s campaign manager.”

And the latest updates on the disparity between Joe’s brain and mouth, aka, Super Gaffe-o-Matic ’76: ‘In the state of Ohio … I mean Iowa:’ 2020 is still a looong way away for the Joe Biden campaign.