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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: mystery-ak on March 12, 2019, 05:28:12 pm
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Exclusive: Biden to run for White House, says Dem lawmaker
By Scott Wong and Amie Parnes - 03/12/19 10:54 AM EDT
In the brief phone call, the former vice president asked if he could bounce some campaign strategy ideas off the lawmaker and invited the lawmaker to sit down with him in person in the near future. Biden also said he hoped to have the lawmaker’s support, something the lawmaker did not commit to.
Biden responded that there was no harm if they keep talking, according to the lawmaker who spoke to The Hill on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the phone conversation.
Biden did not share any details about when or where he planned to make his formal presidential announcement, the lawmaker said. Biden and his wife, Jill, just returned from vacation in St. Croix in the Caribbean, where they reportedly discussed potential pitfalls and began finalizing their plans, The Associated Press reported.
Biden spokesman Bill Russo refuted the idea that the former vice president is absolutely running: “He has not made a final decision. No change.â€
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https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/433659-exclusive-biden-to-run-for-white-house-says-dem-lawmaker
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Actually this surprises me. Uncle Joe looks rather moderate in the midst of some of the whak-a-doos on the left. Beto should be announcing next. Trump has a tough couple of years and a nasty knock-down drag out fight with the DEMS in 2020.
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76 year old Biden looks great for his age, but he can't excite a new generation of voters. the rats will need to look elsewhere.
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76 year old Biden looks great for his age, but he can't excite a new generation of voters. the rats will need to look elsewhere.
Agreed. He's of the Clinton generation; nothing to appeal to the new liberal whack a do's.