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Open Thread: Biden Hints He May Run in 2016

Posted: May 23, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Democratic Politics, Surreality, U.S. Politics | Tags: , , |8 Comments

Just when you think things can’t get any worse for Democrats … it gets even worse

Vice President Joe Biden surprised a gathering of donors in Cincinnati last week when he floated the prospect of his succeeding President Barack Obama in the White House.

Biden, who started in the Senate young and would be just 70 in 2012, raised the possibility unprompted during a wide-ranging conversation at the May 19 dinner with major Democratic Party donors, a source in the room said.

The Vice President, who has never ruled in or out running in six years, told the group he hadn’t made up his mind, and cited both political conditions and his own health as relevant factors.

But the spontaneous suggestion caught the attention of at least some in the audience, said the guest, “given he volunteered that without prompting…and given the audience.”

To remind you of what we could be in for, here’s Biden on the campaign trail in 2008:

Here is on a day off (I guess….)


What will he be like after eight more years of alcoholic drinking?

8 Comments on “Open Thread: Biden Hints He May Run in 2016”

  1. minkoffminx's avatar Minkoff Minx says:
    May 23, 2011 at 4:56 pm

    Comics would rejoice…Biden would be giving them material all the time.

    The Evening News Reads will be a bit late today…just got back from taking the girl to doctor.

  2. Jadzia's avatar Jadzia says:
    May 23, 2011 at 5:45 pm

    Wait … you mean the apocalypse really IS upon us?

  3. Seriously's avatar Seriously says:
    May 23, 2011 at 11:41 pm

    Lol It’s just time to hang the closed sign on the country and find a new one, right? I mean, go us, we gave it a good try, sometimes things just don’t work out, we’re growing in different directions, it’s not us, it’s them….

    • Jadzia's avatar Jadzia says:
      May 24, 2011 at 1:13 am

      You don’t have to tell me twice! My French nationality application goes to the consulate TOMORROW.

      : )

      I think the memoir may be titled, “It’s Not You, It’s Me.”

      • laurie's avatar laurie says:
        May 24, 2011 at 1:09 pm

        bout time – have you fixed up the kids too?

        just did that kind of bureaucracy myself lately 😉

  4. paper doll's avatar paper doll says:
    May 24, 2011 at 4:29 am

    Biden in 2016?? OMG! Thanks for the laugh!!

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