NYT: Biden???

[Laura PourMeADrink]

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/02/us/politics/joe-biden-white-house-2016-presidential-campaign.html

Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and his associates have begun to actively explore a possible presidential campaign, which would upend the Democratic field and deliver a direct threat to Hillary Rodham Clinton, several people who have spoken to Mr. Biden or his closest advisers say.

Mr. Biden’s advisers have started to reach out to Democratic leaders and donors who have not yet committed to Mrs. Clinton or who have grown concerned about what they see as her increasingly visible vulnerabilities as a candidate.

The conversations, often fielded by Mr. Biden’s chief of staff, Steve Ricchetti, have taken place through hushed phone calls and quiet lunches. In most cases, they have grown out of an outpouring of sympathy for Mr. Biden since the death of his son Beau, 46, in May.

On Saturday, the New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd reported that Mr. Biden had been holding meetings at his residence, “talking to friends, family and donors about jumping in” to challenge Mrs. Clinton in Iowa and New Hampshire, the first two nominating states.

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One longtime Biden supporter said the vice president had been deeply moved by his son’s desire for him to run.

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[WDIM]

1. I would love to see Joe in the debates.

Clinton Biden Sanders OMalley sounds like an interesting debate.

[madaboutharry]

2. I like him so much.

[still_one]

3. That is fine, but until I see a more reliable source I will remain skeptical

[Warpy]

4. He's a little too friendly to banks, IMO, but he's a workaholic

and he's as honest as politicians come. He has never gone out of his way to be sleazy, in other words, and that's a quality I very much appreciate.

While I wouldn't expect the kind of changes to banking that desperately need to be made, I don't think he's make it all worse, either.

I have to say I'd be happier voting for him than Clinton. I will, however, vote for the Democratic nominee, period.