Is Joe Biden Running for President?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

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There's only one prominent Democratic contender who has traveled to all three early presidential primary states so far in 2015. It's not Hillary Clinton. Nor is it Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, or even Martin O'Malley.

It's Joe Biden, who may be running the most under-the-radar White House campaign of any sitting vice president in modern times. Biden made stops in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina last month. The appearances were all ostensibly aimed at promoting President Obama's agenda, but as the old axiom goes, no politician visits any of these states by accident, and certainly not in the calendar year before primary voters head to the polls.

The 72-year-old, generally regarded as the nation's well-meaning but goofy (and occasionally creepy) grandpa, Biden has long been considered an afterthought in the 2016 sweepstakes. The assumption: He's not crazy enough to think he could take on Hillary, his good friend and former Cabinet-mate...is he?

To hear the vice president tell it, however, that's exactly what he'll be considering over the next several months. Unlike Clinton, Biden has never been coy about his interest in seeking the presidency for the third time since 1988. Asked by ABC's George Stephanopoulos in January whether he might challenge the former secretary of state, Biden replied, "Yes, there's a chance." He said he views the 2016 field as "wide open" on both sides and emphasized that he doesn't need to make a decision on the race until late in the summer. Speaking in Iowa last month, Biden also notably embraced the idea—leveled as criticism by Republicans—that the Democratic nominee in 2016 would be running for Obama's third term. "I call it sticking with what works," the vice president declared.

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/03/is-joe-biden-running-for-president/387115/


His candidacy would come with some assets and some liabilities but I would proudly and gladly support him.

[Agnosticsherbet]

1. Hasn't said yes. Hasn't said no.

He is keeping his options open.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. He is our best back up plan.

It's kind of like having a Jeff Hostetler come in and win the Super Bowl when Phil Simms went down...

He has some liabilities but does bring two huge assets to the table; he's a known quantity and offers the hope of keeping the Obama coalition together.

[Agnosticsherbet]

3. Back up plan for what? Oh, this is about...

Hillary Clinton.

I think he will jump in and run, and find quickly that Hillary Clinton, who is well liked by a majority of the party that don't post here at DU is to formidable a primary opponent.

By late May or Early June, Clinton will have won the primary.

I don't think anyone but Obama can hold the Obama coalition together.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

5. I support HRC ...

I'm just saying that Joe Is like the fire extinguisher in the glass case that should only be broken in case of emergency.

As to your comment whomever we elect better do a good job of holding the Obama coalition as well as possible... And with all due respect to our president his coalition has been in the makings for a long time. He exploited it to the fullest though.

[pampango]

4. I hope he runs for the nomination. Not sure he would be my first choice but he is a good candidate.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

6. Not much interest for Ole Joe here.

If anybody passes the proverbial "beer test" it's him...He's like the friendly neighbor next door.

[at140]

7. Biden nabs big-name Latino operative in latest sign he's running

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/06/biden-2020-election-latinos-1206534

you bet Biden is running. NYT said something about 95% sure.