NBC: Biden To Announce Candidacy With Online Video Thursday, Event On Monday

DORCHESTER, MA - APRIL 18: Former Vice President Joe Biden waves while leaving Stop & Shop after speaking in support of striking union workers on April 18, 2019 in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Thousands of unionize... DORCHESTER, MA - APRIL 18: Former Vice President Joe Biden waves while leaving Stop & Shop after speaking in support of striking union workers on April 18, 2019 in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Thousands of unionized Stop & Shop workers across New England walked off the job last week in an ongoing strike in response to a proposed contract which the United Food & Commercial Workers union says would cut health care benefits and pensions for employees. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Former Vice President Joe Biden will join the crowded Democratic primary field with an online video announcement on Thursday, followed by an event with union workers in Pittsburgh on Monday, NBC News reported Tuesday.

Sources directly involved with planning told NBC that Biden will follow up the announcements with trips to all four early voting states during the next few weeks.

Biden has waffled for months on whether he intends to run and is known to be the candidate most concerning to President Trump. Biden has enjoyed strong support from moderate, middle-class Democratic voters.

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  1. Biden would have beaten tRump in 2016, but I don’t think he’s the right person now. I guess we’ll see. I must say, it will be fun to watch him get under tRump’s skin for a while - Biden is no slouch at “punching back” and will give as good as he gets.

  2. Maybe he will put it on VHS so his supporters can watch it.

  3. Wow, ageist much? I am 70. Should I fire up my VHS player? Get my walker out? How about Bernie? Too old for you as well?

  4. TheRealLucifer seeks chaos. Don’t feed it.

    Attack Trump. Attack McConnell. Attack Mercer. Attack Murdoch. Attack, attack, attack.

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