Biden: Don’t Forget About Me
By Amie Parnes - 07/03/14 06:00 AM EDT
Vice President Biden is doing everything he can to make sure people don’t forget that it’s not just Hillary Clinton who has an interest in the White House in 2016. He does, too.
After Clinton struggled to contain criticism of her lofty personal finances, there was Biden last week, highlighting his every-man status.
“I don’t own a single stock or bond,” Biden said at a White House summit on working families last week. “I have no savings account.”
While numerous news reports later sought to disprove that fact — 2013 filings show Biden has a joint savings account with holdings ranging from $1,001 to $15,000 — it showed he was looking for an opening, observers say.
“It’s almost like he’s saying, or rather, screaming, ‘Don’t forget about me!’ ” said one former White House official.
Or as Democratic strategist Jamal Simmons put it: “When a political opportunity presents itself, it’s really hard not to swing at that ball.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/211227-biden-dont-forget-about-me#ixzz36Qed29Vv
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