Is it the best thing for Joe Biden? Kaufman said he is confident Biden understands “the practical demands of making a final decision soon”.
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Biden doesn’t appear to be listening.
Once presidential candidate scrutiny begins, the media will look at his decades of service in the Senate representing Delaware, and will report that-like all Senators from banker-friendly Delaware-Mr.
I know in the daily ups and down of the political swirl, we all get bombarded with the tactics.
But then the question is what kind of Presidential campaign he believes he would run, and what kind of President he believes he can be. An optimistic campaign. A campaign from the heart.
President Obama harbors strong opinions about a few of the positions Democratic presidential candidates have staked out along the campaign trail.
While spectators clashed over whether Clinton or Sen. Clinton and Sanders raised almost $30 million in the last quarter each.
Biden has also reportedly been talking with strategists about his chances in early primary states and just what his strategy might be.
If Biden takes the plunge, he would be months behind all of his competitors. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack endorsed her previously.
That’s why Biden’s entry might not pose a real threat to Clinton, and could even help her. Vice presidents in general, and this one in particular, are ill-suited to promise change because they have to run on their record in the incumbent administration.
“For all the conventional wisdom about how the debate politically impacts his decision, my perception is the VP is approaching this as more of a personal question”. A Biden team could reach deep into the Democratic bench for campaign operations, communications, and strategy players. I think he absolutely is. if you’re wondering, ask yourself this question.
The similarities between front-runner Hillary Clinton and Biden rob him of an opening in the race for the nomination. Indeed, most of the punditry on her recent breaks with President Obama – on Syria, deportation policies, the Keystone pipeline and the Trans-Pacific Partnership – has credited Clinton’s need to defuse the Sanders insurgency. Former members of his staff work for her campaign and are helping to raise money for her bid.
“It’s time for him to make his decision if he wants to enter the Democratic race”, John Podesta, Hillary Clinton’s national campaign chairman said Wednesday. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Dearborn, also hasn’t made an endorsement, but has said she hopes she isn’t forced to decide between Biden and Clinton. President Barack Obama on Friday declined to comment on whether Biden should run.
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In reality, Biden has been running for months – ever since a Maureen Dowd column in The New York Times first floated the possibility in August.
