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Joe Biden Hasn’t Ruled Out Battling Hillary For Democrat Nomination
While many conservative pundits make little effort to dial back pointed criticism of Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, numerous reports indicate that support is waning even among heavy hitters within her party.
A phenomenon dubbed “Hillary Fatigue” is sweeping the political sphere, according to sources such as the Washington Examiner, leading some to speculate that another Democrat might walk away with the party’s 2016 nomination.
Results from a USA Today/Suffolk University poll released this week indicate that an overwhelming majority – 80 percent – believe it is either “very important” or “somewhat important” for Clinton to face a serious primary challenger. A full 55 percent fell into the former category.
One potential primary rival is Vice President Joe Biden, who informed reporters this week that he has not ruled out a White House bid.
“I haven’t made up my mind on that,” he said. “I have plenty of time to do that, in my view.”
In the meantime, he insisted that his priority remains assisting Barack Obama in implementing the administration’s second term agenda.
“If I am wrong, I’m dead wrong,” he continued, “but there’s a lot the president and I care about that has to get done in the next two, three months and when you run for president, you’ve got to run for president. And I’m not ready to do that, if I am ever going to be ready to do that.”
He went on to sarcastically announce his running mate, Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio.
The potential downside for Biden, should he decide to throw his hat in the ring, can be found in the results of the aforementioned poll. Though he has yet to announce his intention to run, he still attracted support from less than a quarter of one percent of those asked to pick their favorite potential candidate.
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This post originally appeared on Western Journalism – Equipping You With The Truth
Source: http://www.westernjournalism.com/joe-biden-hasnt-ruled-out-battling-hillary-for-democrat-nomination/
