Twenty months ahead of election night 2020, the race for the Democratic presidential nomination is starting to heat up. Despite not yet entering the race for the Democratic nomination, former Vice President Joe Biden is currently polling higher than any other current Democratic candidate. With this, the question still stands: Will Biden run for president?

Yes, Biden is likely to run for president and vie for the nomination against now 18 elite Democrats. With a broad view of Biden’s political career, it only makes sense to continue his upward track and successfully run for president. Biden is a popular candidate among Democratic voters. Additionally, with his moderate-leaning stance on several issues, both social and fiscal, moderate Republicans are not put into the lesser-of-two-evils situation they were in 2016. Thus, Biden is, at surface level, the ideal Democratic candidate come 2020.

However, America’s political sphere goes much deeper than surface level, and several layers need to be fully addressed when deciding who a good candidate could be. Biden, though a successful politician, cannot be that person.

Though not the most devastating blow, accusations of harassment surrounding Biden make for an obvious red flag in his non-existent campaign. Multiple women are accusing Biden of touching them inappropriately and being overly affectionate in his physical contact.

The Democratic Party presents itself as strong proponents for victims’ voices — especially in the era of the #MeToo movement, and nominating a candidate with any sort of harassment allegations is hypocritical and unjust. Nominating Biden would set the precedent that Democrats are willing to overlook such issues. Still, these allegations are unlikely to deter Biden from running or meaningfully impact his odds of succeeding.

Beyond allegations of any nature, Biden is inherently an unfit candidate for the presidency. No matter how good of a vice president Democrats perceive him to be, Biden lacks what it takes to be the leader of the free world. Biden is polling at such high numbers because of his name recognition — not his policy stance and presidential stature. A Biden White House would involve limited progression, and would result in him being a yes-man for a potentially Democratic House. Voting for someone simply on the basis of name recognition over qualification is a disservice to the American people.

Furthermore, Biden does not have the skillset required to defeat Donald Trump come November 2020, making his candidacy futile. Biden, though an eloquent public speaker and seemingly good in debate situations, lacks the firepower to beat President Trump.

If Biden joins the race, he is likely to earn the votes to become the Democratic candidate in 2020. His elder statesman status would seemingly make him an ideal fit for the presidency, but American politics is fluid and changing, and what it took to win the presidency 50 years ago is completely different than today. What once could have won Biden the presidency could be the reason Trump earns a second term. Democrats need to take a leap of faith and move away from older politicians and towards younger, more progressive candidates who have more to offer than being an institutional Democrat.