ABC NEWS: Joe Biden ‘Not Saying No’ to Potential Presidential Run

[Purveyor]

Aug 1, 2015, 5:35 PM ET
By RICK KLEIN

Vice President Joe Biden's political operation has entered a more active phase in recent days, with several moves being contemplated to clear the way for him to run for president should he choose to do so, two longtime Biden advisers tell ABC News.

The vice president himself has not authorized any specific moves, but nor has he objected, a signal Biden confidantes take as suggesting he's serious about potentially challenging Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination.

"He's not saying no," one adviser said. "This is his time to figure it out."

Among the potential moves are efforts to restart a moribund fundraising operation, launch a new political action committee, and find a way to channel the energies of a "Draft Biden" movement that's now not being led by Biden insiders.

One adviser said the new actions would roll out over the next 30 to 45 days, roughly tracking Biden's statement that he would decide on running by the end of the summer.

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[Agschmid]

1. Kick.

[winter is coming]

2. I'm breathless with anticipation. n/t

[darkangel218]

3. Great.

Not.

[mainstreetonce]

4. Go Joe

Biden 16

[stone space]

5. Jump in! The water's fine!

Well...'cept for the sharks...

[ruffburr]

6. Say it's not so Joe-

I like Joe he's a decent guy down to earth by D.C. standards, But I don't feature Joe as President at this pointless.

[RufusTFirefly]

7. Someone needs to tell Joe that Hillary's inevitable

It's her time.


(Reluctantly adding this: )

[Metric System]

8. Polling has included Biden and his numbers haven't been that great. I'm surprised he would bother

trying a third run.

[Purveyor]

9. I'm thinking he wants to be there to pick up the pieces

when Hillary implodes

[RufusTFirefly]

10. I'm not currently a supporter, but I'm predicting O'Malley will play this role

As the current President has demonstrated, sometimes being a relative unknown can be an advantage.

But I agree that Hillary will implode, although I prefer to compare it to a slow-motion car wreck.

Or, as James Howard Kunstler might say, "the long emergency."

The longer the party waits to act, the worse things will be.

[Purveyor]

11. WWOD (What would Obama do) if Biden decides to run? Imagine if he came out with full throttle

support of Joe. They do have a close and personal relationship afterall. Obamas and Clintons...not so much.

Personally I think Joe is running. Too much noise this past week...

[RufusTFirefly]

12. I'm not disputing that he may be running. And yes I think PBO will side with Joe

And it's going to get ugly.

However, I think this is another election where the electorate craves someone without baggage (think Jimmy Carter, who "came out of nowhere&quot , despite the media's fixation with Bush v. Clinton. And although Biden isn't Hillary, he has plenty of baggage, too, including some of the same bad votes.