Could it be TRUE? Joe Biden is now considering a run for President in 2020?

[CTyankee]

Doesn't that make your heart sing?!

It's one little ray of hope in the winter of our discontent!

[guillaumeb]

1. Is the Presidency and Congressional leadership now reserved to the over 70 crowd?

From a 65 year old.

[CTyankee]

2. I don't know but I'd take Joe gladly...

[elleng]

6. Ditto, yank.

He seemed to 'retreat' from his earlier positive statement, but hard to know.

[elleng]

3. No, but good sense and experience SHOULD be valued.

[guillaumeb]

21. It should.

But in the post-Citizens United era, fundraising ability is seen as key.

[elleng]

22. Yes, it is.

I contributed to Joe years ago, and might do so again. I would like to see a combo: E. Warren/Sen. Sanders/Joe B, a TROIKA!!!

[guillaumeb]

24. President, VP and SOS in order as written?

That would be an excellent line up indeed.

[elleng]

26. Got it, guill!

[Bucky]

10. We're an aging country. It makes sense.

But yes, compare to these ages of incoming elected Dem presidents to our three leading contenders, Clinton, Sanders, and Biden.

55 - Woodrow Wilson
50 - Franklin Roosevelt
43 - John Kennedy
52 - Jimmy Carter
46 - Bill Clinton
47 - Barack Obama

Of course if we really wanted to buck the trend, we'd nominate Jerry Brown. He'll be 82 and fit as a fiddle.

[LanternWaste]

14. Not reserved, there are however, no idiotic upper-age limits to a viable nomination.

Not reserved, there are however, no idiotic upper-age limits to a viable nomination.

[guillaumeb]

18. Viable being the key.

My feeling is that Biden would carry the baggage of the DLC label and both parties need an infusion of ideas.

Personally I would prefer Warren of all of the prominent Democrats.

[guillaumeb]

19. And obviously age is not the only factor, it is ideas and receptivity to new ideas.

Trump at 40 was the same as he is today.

[True Dough]

4. The cool factor...

[0rganism]

5. i hope not, we need new people

people capable of resolving internal splits between establishment Democrats, wage laborers, and young progressives during the campaign, yet also ready to repair some of the mess left by the Trump "administration" once in office
anyway, it's too soon to speculate - a lot will change in the next 4 years, and we need to focus on 2018 (which looks very difficult even without the inevitable terrorist attacks and consequent invasions of 2017)

[ALBliberal]

7. What's the saying? Today's 70 is yesterday's 60?

Joe should run! He is exactly the personality we need. Young Julian Castro for VP! Oh and he looks ten years younger than Trump!

[CTyankee]

9. well, it is comforting to think about. I want for Joe the very best in his life...

[ALBliberal]

28. He deserves the absolute best. As rough as he has had it....

He never stopped working for our country and believing in us. It could be that Obama is encouraging him. Joe has a combination of intelligence political savvy charisma and experience that's very hard to find. If he teamed up with a young Democrat I think it would be a great ticket.

[Calculating]

8. NO

He'd be freaking 82 or something by then. We need FRESH BLOOD and FRESH IDEAS running the country.

[Bucky]

11. Hater!

Why I oughta club you with my walker... if I could get out of this lazy-boy













and find my glasses

.

[guillaumeb]

15. You could outsource the beating to a younger person.

Thus also becoming a job creator.

[LanternWaste]

17. Blood is irrelevant and age does not deny new ideas

Blood is irrelevant and age does not deny new ideas (e.g., Bacon, Einstein, Hawking, etc).

[sarcasmo]

12. Please Joe, say no.

[calguy]

13. I doubt he is planning to run

he just wants to remain relevant in the next few years and not simply just ride away in the sunset.
He still has very much to contribute but I seriously doubt another presidential run is in his future.

[Jersey Devil]

16. Just what we need - a 78 year old nominee

He could break through the glass ceiling for Octogenarian Presidents.

[Atman]

20. No. He joked about it, but I believe he's since retracted it.

He as asked about it again yesterday and replied that he no intention of running in 2020. Sorry, I cannot provide a source, I heard it on the newz today. I could be wrong.

[NCTraveler]

23. No, it doesn not make my heart sing.

As much as I love Joe he is a bit to conservative for my tastes. What most of us love about Joe is not his ideology. That said, I do agree with him on the ideological spectrum more often than not.

The field would have to be pretty bad for me to vote for him in the primary.

[Atman]

25. When de we turn into the Geriatric Party?

How about some new blood and fresh ideas? I'm 57...I don't ask my mom for advice on the latest fashions, new music, politics. Can we please focus on turning this Titanic of a party before we completely sink ourselves?

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

27. Good lord, I hope not!

And yes, we really do need fresh new people, new ideas.

I'm 68 myself, and I'm genuinely horrified that people keep on looking backward for potential candidates, not forward.

[Freethinker65]

29. Please, no