Biden Expected To Decide About Race After Weeklong Retreat

[Purveyor]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden and his wife are retreating from Washington for a week in South Carolina with little on their schedule but a momentous decision to make: whether he should run for president.

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Biden's advisers say he hasn't indicated which way he's leaning. The vice president is still mourning the death of his son barely two months ago. But since reports surfaced saying he was taking a fresh look at running, potential campaign staffers have begun sending in their resumes, aides said, and longtime Biden donors have offered to help if he gets in the race.

And while Biden has yet to ask staff to organize on his behalf, he has started showing interest in details like filing deadlines and what it would take for him to raise enough money to build a campaign structure in the limited time left, said the aides, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to comment publicly.

So shortly after Biden returns from his vacation, his aides and supporters are expecting a decision about his political plans.

A Biden candidacy is still believed by his associates to be unlikely. It would dramatically reshape the Democratic race and undercut the sense of inevitability surrounding Hillary Rodham Clinton. Although still the clear front-runner, Clinton has seen declines in her favorability ratings just as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has been drawing large crowds, demonstrating the appetite in the party for a Clinton alternative.

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[jberryhill]

1. Decide about race? Isn't he already white?

[unblock]

2. i hear rachel dolezal is one of his consultants

[Heather MC]

12. You're Fired!

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

3. I wouldn't vote for him but I hope he runs and splits the "moderate" votes.

Separates the wheat from the chaff.

[Purveyor]

4. I'd sure as hell vote for him over hillary any day of the week... eom

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

5. There are other, more liberal choices, available.

[Purveyor]

7. My preference is Bernie but if it comes down to a horserace between Joe and Hillary, it is all Joe.

I haven't had time to research this but wondered yesterday if any sitting VP that wanted the nomination for President with the current President not running, being refused the nomination.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

10. If that were the case, Joe would be preferable but I still wouldn't vote for him.

And, certainly not Hillary.

[restorefreedom]

11. i think i heard someone say

that the veep almost always gets the nom but rarely wins general (ghwb excepted cuz people wanted more ronnie)

[oasis]

6. Relax Joe. Enjoy your retirement. Thanks for your service.

[yeoman6987]

8. I think his son wanted him to run

That is a strong reason especially if he promised his son or his son was excited about it. I could see myself running or doing something my son wanted before he died. Easily.

[DemocraticWing]

9. He's gonna run