http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/17/politics/joe-biden-president-2016-firefighters/index.html
The first democratic debate has already passed, with six announced candidates running for the primary democratic seat for next year's presidential election. Controversy, or talk behind the scenes rather surrounding the topic of whether or not our current vice-president, Joe Biden, is going to run for this seat has been going on since the beginning of the year. The news coverage on Biden's decision has been plenty, and this article goes to say that his running is probable, after he was said to have contacted influential labor group, IAFF, and "strongly indicated in the phone conversation that he is planning to run for president". Biden is also said to have contacted several democratic strategists this past week as well.
Like in the article, I think that while Biden's campaign is still iffy and unsure, he will have the support of both unions and in turn the people. I do, however, believe that he has to be quick in making his final decision, because he has dragged it on long enough. People know his name, yes, but he has to make use of every single day to gain support if he is to run, because the other candidates who have already announced their campaigns have a slight upper hand.
I agree that although Biden's campaign is still unsure on running, he will be able to have the support of labor unions such as IAFF. I find it interesting that the IAFF decided not to endorse Hilary Clinton and is instead more than likely to support Biden, should he run for president. I also agree that Biden should make his decision soon because he is a little late in deciding. However, I think it will be interesting to see should Biden announce his candidacy with all the expectancy and curiosity surrounding whether or not he will choose to run for president.
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