Joe Biden, whom many pundits assumed will eventually run a bid for President, has finally announced that he will not run for president due to various reasons including that there is little time to fundraise and finance his campaign if he were to run. I agree with Joe Biden that it is indeed too late if he were to declare that he will run for president now. Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders seem to have passionate supporters who will not vote for Biden if he did choose to run. In addition, I believe that his announcement is good for him too because now he doesn't have to worry about the media frenzy predicting if he will run for president and can focus on his job as the Vice President as the Obama Administration enters its last year in office. Biden's decision will have an immense effect on Democratic Polls in my opinion. Prior to his announcement, he was attaining 10-15% of votes and it will be interesting to see if his votes go to either Clinton or Sanders.
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- Dilpreet Singh
I agree that running for president now would be too late for Biden as the other candidates have already established a number of supporters through their campaign and have participated in political debates to sway the American citizens to their side. Biden would never catch up and would not have had a fair chance against the other Democratic candidates.
ReplyDeleteIn a politico article about Obama comparing the GOP candidates to Grumpy Cat, "Obama made only one mention of Vice President Joe Biden, who ended his flirtation with seeking the 2016 Democratic nomination on Wednesday in a Rose Garden event with the president by his side.". (http://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/barack-bama-republicans-grumpy-cat-215122) I love the wording of Biden's indecision of jumping into the campaign race: flirting with the idea of running. At this point, it is indeed too late even if he wanted to commit, because many of the Democratic candidates have dropped out, showing the real race between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. The only one stubbornly clinging to his campaign is Martin o'Malley. Biden would have been a strong contender, but I think its wiser to keep out of this tense race. The GOP have their own problems with mixed supporters, the Democrats don't need the same issue. Besides, it is the smarter move to focus on the legacy he leaves behind as Vice President in the Obama Administration, rather than throwing his hat in the ring of cutthroat politicians.
ReplyDeleteWhile it may be easier for Biden to stay out of the race, I do not think it would be too late for him to have a chance at winning the primary. I think that Biden would be a strong contender in the race. If he would have entered he would change the race into a three way split of the votes, and would have made the race more even. While there was definitely no certainty of any victory for Biden if he entered, I think even with the limited time he could have had a chance.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with what Joe Biden said about how it is too late to begin running for the 2016 presidential election. If Mr. Biden has viewpoints on topics such as abortion, taxing, and immigration that are appealing to the public, then it wouldn't be that hard for him to gain supporters. Also, I feel that Joe Biden would have been the most qualified for presidency out of all the candidates since he is currently vice president.
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ReplyDeleteI would have to disagree with the above comment because Biden has never been one to actively fight for or against something. I don't think he has the extraordinary amount of drive and passion that would be required to get a campaign up and running this late into the election season. As Vice President, he has never really made efforts to make his viewpoints known, so I doubt he'll be able to be assertive or aggressive enough to put his name out there enough to pose a challenge to Clinton or Sanders. I do agree with Dilpreet that this puts an interesting twist on the Democratic side of the election - Biden's supporters will now have to decide what candidate to vote for instead of him.
ReplyDeleteI would have to disagree with the above comment because Biden has never been one to actively fight for or against something. I don't think he has the extraordinary amount of drive and passion that would be required to get a campaign up and running this late into the election season. As Vice President, he has never really made efforts to make his viewpoints known, so I doubt he'll be able to be assertive or aggressive enough to put his name out there enough to pose a challenge to Clinton or Sanders. I do agree with Dilpreet that this puts an interesting twist on the Democratic side of the election - Biden's supporters will now have to decide what candidate to vote for instead of him.
ReplyDeleteJoe Biden would've attracted many voters to the polls. I think if he would have decided to run, he would've taken Hillary Clinton's supporters because she doesn't have the 'edge' that Sanders has. Biden's decision to not for president was definitely voted by external factors such as his family and how his duties have taken most of his time.
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