The New York Times and a recent poll have noted Biden’s rising star.
The conversations about entering the race, often fielded by Mr. Biden’s chief of staff, Steve Ricchetti. They have sprung out of an outpouring of sympathy for the vice president since the passing of his 46-year-old son, Beau.
On Saturday, Maureen Dowd, the New York Times columnist, reported that Mr. Biden had been taking a series of conferences, “talking to friends, family and donors about jumping in” to challenge Mrs. Clinton in Iowa and New Hampshire, the first two nominating states.
According to the Times article:
One longtime Biden supporter said the vice president has been deeply moved by his son’s desire for him to run.
“He was so close to Beau and it was so heartbreaking that, frankly, I thought initially he wouldn’t have the heart,” Michael Thornton, a Boston lawyer who is a Biden supporter, said in an interview. “But I’ve had indications that maybe he does want to — and ‘that’s what Beau would have wanted me to do.’ ”
Read the polling date about Biden’s popularity here.
Mr. Biden’s path, should he toss his hat into the ring, will not be easy. Mrs. Clinton still commands great support among Democrats inspired simply by the gender concept — the idea of electing a woman as president. Her campaign has garnered millions of dollars. Mr. Biden, who is 72, has a long history of embarrassing gaffes both in office and on the campaign trail, and he would also face the critical task of building a field operation. Time will tell how it all shakes out.
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It aint working
There’s a spot for you Joe on SNL.
Im pooping
Yea your right
so the clown wants to be a president?
He is a Clown.
You know it looks like Dr. Shoals would market something for Foot in Mouth Disease for people like Joe Biden… They’d make BILLIONS!!! LOL!
The idiot Biden can’t put 10 words together without screwing them up, yep, he’s a stinking liberal!