I'm beginning to think that Joe Biden can be persuaded to run for President in 2020...

[CTyankee]

because our country is in such a dire place (that I did not anticipate) that he is the one to step in and take Trump on (that is, if Trump isn't impeached). I still want a woman on the ticket and think Kamala Harris would be wonderful and would provide diversity.

I see Joe as a stabilizing force in an increasingly unstable political atmosphere.

Sometimes, though, I get depressed and think we won't make it to 2020.

I know, I know, first things first: we need to put every effort into the midterms. Absolutely. I will put every effort into our CT midterm election as will my strongly Democratic family members.

Of course, maybe Biden won't want to run in 2020 but if he decides he has to, I will support him in every way I can.

[COLGATE4]

1. +1

[ADX]

2. I'd vote for him...

...without question or hesitation.

[calimary]

3. So would I!

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

17. Depends on who else is running.

[Turbineguy]

4. That would be wonderful.

He could repair the international damage done by trump.

And without breaking a sweat.

[CTyankee]

5. Exactly!

Just his very presence gives me hope...and boy, I really need hope now...

[marylandblue]

6. I think he will run

The things that stopped him in the past are positively quaint compared to what we have now. He's old, but healthier than Trump and would be able to prove it with a real doctor report plus challenge Trump to a round of gold followed by a boxing match. He's a bit kooky and rough around the edges, but by today's standards, he is a polished rock of stability. He was brought down once by a minor scandal - he plagiarized a report in college. That was apparently the worst thing they could find on him. Unbelievable. It's like a woman showing her ankle in 1900.

[CTyankee]

8. and I think things are only going to get worse...Trump has lost his mind.

[NCTraveler]

7. I can't imagine a field forming for our primary...

That would have me voting for Biden. Numerous names are already been put out that I would place higher on my list than Biden, to start. It would be a great day for me if I had the chance to vote for Biden in the general. Doubt I would vote for him in primary, depending on the field.

[CTyankee]

10. And that's OK...

[NCTraveler]

11. I think it would be great if he got in.

He garners attention and over the years has become better and better at delivering our message. I have a lot of respect and appreciation for him.

[CTyankee]

12. When I saw him comforting Meghan McCain on The View I saw great compassion and I was

moved to tears myself. That got me to thinking that he could be just that for those of us who feel beaten up by Trump and his minions. It was pure compassion and graciousness.

[R B Garr]

9. I totally agree. "stabilizing force in an increasingly unstable political

atmosphere" That is a perfect summation of why it looks like tried and true familiar faces are what we need to stabilize the chaos/crazy. Enough of the competing negativity from both extremes.

[Orsino]

13. I'll be voting for the Democrat.

But we don't have to nominate an old white guy just because Clinton technically lost. Nostalgia candidates are not really a way forward.

[CTyankee]

19. Ah, but my dream ticket has Kamala, a black woman who has the talent and capacity to govern

in case anything were to happen (god forbid) to Biden.

I am not being nostalgic here when I make this suggestion. We need his gifts to lead the country out of the chaos we have been sunk in.

[Kentonio]

14. Persuaded?

Come on now, I love Joe as much as the next person, but you’re never going to have to persuade a politician to run for the Presidency. He’s already said not running last time was one of his greatest regrets.

[BlueStater]

15. No thanks.

Time to move forward. No old men who've already exceeded the average life expectancy of an American male.

No to Biden, no to Bernie, no to Kerry, and especially no to Donald fucking Trump.

[ailsagirl]

16. I'd LOVE it

[EricMaundry]

18. Good. I'd see it as an Obama admin third term

Something this country sorely needs.

[CTyankee]

20. Yes and no. But I agree we sorely need him but he'll take us farther (while binding up the nation's

wounds after our Trump experience). And I think most reasonable people trust him...

[Buzz cook]

21. Please no nt

.

[D_Master81]

22. I feel like Biden would destroy Trump

The reason Trump won is b/c people just didnt like Hillary and saw the Clinton brand as being corrupt (true or not). Persoanally i think people would "like" Biden way more than Trump, Obama would come back and campaign for him, he's got experience, plus he could argue that he was there with Obama in bringing the economy back while Trump just took over a good economy and maybe made it a little better.

[treestar]

23. I think he can beat the Orange Dictator

for that reason, I will pass on his age.