Biden Preparing to Run for President? Maybe? No? Whatever

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by: Colorado Pols

Vice President Joe Biden

As CNN reports, Vice President Joe Biden is “making calls” about entering the race for President:

Vice President Joe Biden has personally made a series of calls this week to Democratic strategists from Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, asking a final round of detailed questions about how — not whether — to launch a 2016 presidential campaign.

People familiar with the conversations tell CNN that Biden has been making the calls throughout the week, including on Wednesday, just as many leading Democrats argued the window to a potential candidacy was closing in the wake of Hillary Clinton’s strong performance in the party’s first presidential debate. He is asking these people to work for him if he runs.

The vice president has been making clear that his family is fully supportive of him jumping into the 2016 race, according to people familiar with the calls. They are guided by the belief that he has the best chance of keeping the White House in Democratic hands and he could forever regret taking a pass at another shot at the presidency. [Pols emphasis]

Quite frankly, rumors about a potential Presidential run for Biden have been floating around for so long that it’s impossible to analyze how seriously to consider any new whispers. The one thing we would not discount is the sentence highlighted above; Biden will turn 73 on Nov. 20, so it’s probably safe to assume that he’s not going to be running for President in 2020 if he isn’t already the incumbent.

15 thoughts on “Biden Preparing to Run for President? Maybe? No? Whatever”

Voyageur says:

October 16, 2015 at 3:05 pm

This is the most exciting political news since the demise of the anti-Masonic party!

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Gilpin Guy says:

October 16, 2015 at 3:43 pm

And Paul Ryan wants to be Speaker of the House.

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FrankUnderwood says:

October 16, 2015 at 5:40 pm

And Odom has reportedly spoken to Khloe…..Any other breaking news?

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1. Gilpin Guy says:
  
  October 16, 2015 at 7:53 pm
  
  And in other news, Republicans still don't like the Affordable Care Act.
  
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notaskinnycook says:

October 16, 2015 at 11:11 pm

Meanwhile, back on the Dems' side, Bernie's got class!

http://www.advocate.com/politics/2015/10/16/bernie-sanders-gives-martin-shkrelis-donation-hiv-clinic

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1. BlueCat says:
  
  October 17, 2015 at 10:48 am
  
  Nice but compared to the R field… who doesn't?
  
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  1. notaskinnycook says:
    
    October 17, 2015 at 9:22 pm
    
    Fair point. But at this juncture it's all about differentiation. Any Dem. would prefer one of their own over any R. but which one..how do the pollsters word that question… oh, yeah," shares my values". Would any of the other Dems, let alone the rethuglicans have done as he did? Or might they simply have returned it.?If they didn't toss it in the bank?
    
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    1. BlueCat says:
      
      October 17, 2015 at 11:38 pm
      
      I did say it was nice.
      
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itlduso says:

October 17, 2015 at 7:32 am

Find out who Jeff Berman is working for. He was Obama's delegate guru in '08 and understands delegate rules nationwide.

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1. Socialisticat says:
  
  October 17, 2015 at 11:51 am
  
  Hillary Clinton's Newest Consultant Was A Major Keystone Lobbyist
  
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  1. itlduso says:
    
    October 17, 2015 at 5:28 pm
    
    Wow. That's the guy. Thanks, Cat 1 (or, is that Cat 2?)
    
    So, he's working for Hillary which tells me to bet the house on her nomination. I got to meet him a couple of times during the "08 campaign. He knew the delegate selection rules down to the county level Very impressive. You might want to check out his book, "The Magic Number" about achieving the delegate majority for the Obama campaign.
    
    Too bad he's shilling for the Keystone Pipeline. I guess being a delegate guru every eight years doesn't pay the bills.
    
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    1. BlueCat says:
      
      October 17, 2015 at 7:32 pm
      
      From the point of view of chronology only, I believe I'm Cat #1. In all other respects the choice is yours.
      
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      1. Socialisticat says:
        
        October 18, 2015 at 9:17 am
        
        I am the kitty-come-lately. Or at least, later.
        
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        BlueCat says:
        
        October 18, 2015 at 1:06 pm
        
        The more, the meowier.
        
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Canines says:

October 18, 2015 at 1:55 pm

Did I miss Friday Jams?

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