MSNBC is reporting that Vice President Joe Biden will make an announcement regarding his decision to run for President within 48 hours.
“He was always going to face an evaluation about whether he was going to take his last shot at the presidency,” CNBC reporter John Harwood said on Monday. “He’s run for it twice, he didn’t do well in either primary campaign. His thinking about this got delayed by the death of his son and then all of the sudden, Hillary Clinton was having difficulty. But he’s made very clear, he’s conflicted about it emotionally.”
If he decides to enter the race, this will be his third attempt.
“Everyone’s a bit weary about the speculation,” Harwood said.
Here’s the report, from MSNBC:
BREAKING: Sources: Vice President Biden to announce 2016 decision within 48 hours http://t.co/ev1XtpcCZz
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) October 19, 2015
I really hope the answer is no. I just don’t see what he adds to this race except a pe…Y chromosome. His positions are close to Hillary’s and when they aren’t they are often MORE conservative, not more progressive. Unless he’s going to lean “only Nixon could go to China”, his record with big business is terrible for the average person.
What’ll be the over/under on the number of mentions of the other two failed bids? I’m going to put it at 15.
Since the debate, the only speculation I have seen about him entering the race has come from right wing sources. And at the heart of that speculation is that Biden will keep the email nontroversy alive and thus keep damaging Clinton into the general.
Its a big sign of desperation, because the GOP campaign strategy is based entirely upon Clinton is going to be such a deeply flawed candidate that they can cake walk into the White House with any of their sub par candidates.
And if Biden is taking any of that talk seriously, he needs to have his head examined. Its the right trying to use him as a tool, knowing full well that he will crash and burn and be a laughing stock as he rides off into the sunset.
Despite two failed presidential bids, Joe Biden is currently enjoying a stellar reputation as a highly competent VP, and has a good legacy as a Senator. I don’t think he wants to go out being known as the man who cost the Democrats the White House in 2016.
I think his answer will be no.
at the very least, there’s no point in tuning into msnbc for the next two days. endless speculation is their forte; and judging by the breathless ‘reporting’ this morning, that’s all they will be yammering about until biden makes his fucking decision.