2016 Postmortem

KamaAina

(78,249 posts) Fri Oct 9, 2015, 07:56 PM Oct 2015

Joe Biden's Team Met With DNC Officials This Week

http://news.yahoo.com/joe-bidens-team-met-dnc-officials-week-173004178.html

Aides to Vice President Joe Biden met with DNC officials this week to discuss the critical rules and details involved in a presidential campaign, a Democratic official with knowledge of the meeting confirmed to ABC News today.

The meeting included a discussion on the filing deadlines to appear on primary ballots. Many of the deadlines are quickly approaching with the first cutoff occurring in Alabama on November 6.

The vice president publicly remains undecided about a 2016 campaign, but the meeting with DNC officials, which was first reported by The New Yorker, is the latest example of Biden's team readying information the vice president would need to know should he decide to pursue a presidential bid.

While it’s the latest clue into Biden’s ongoing 2016 deliberations, it is common for the DNC to provide these kinds of briefings to potential candidates.

Looks like he's serious.

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Joe Biden's Team Met With DNC Officials This Week (Original Post) KamaAina Oct 2015 OP

i am now officially sick of this restorefreedom Oct 2015 #1

I don't think his heart is really in it. HooptieWagon Oct 2015 #2

Best post on the thread DJ13 Oct 2015 #6

Meanwhile his superpac is out there spewing..... Historic NY Oct 2015 #3

I could never imagine a sitting VP from a successful administration not running. Motown_Johnny Oct 2015 #4

Run Joe Run. L. Coyote Oct 2015 #5

I hope he does what he wants and needs to do artislife Oct 2015 #7

The deadline to get on the ballot in Alabama is less than a month away KamaAina Oct 2015 #8

I think Arkansas is the first deadline, Nov. 9 jfern Oct 2015 #9

I think Joe knows what he is going to do PatSeg Oct 2015 #10

I don't think HRC would have suddenly distanced herself from POTUS on TPP if Joe was running. LettuceSea Oct 2015 #11

restorefreedom

(12,655 posts)

1. i am now officially sick of this

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Fri Oct 9, 2015, 08:01 PM

Oct 2015

he is in mourning...i get it. but if he is not sure now, do we really think he is going to be sure in a couple of weeks?

i think he is trying to "run while not really running" to put off criticism for as long as possible.

its shit or get off time, joe.

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)

2. I don't think his heart is really in it.

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Fri Oct 9, 2015, 08:07 PM

Oct 2015

But he's a good soldier, and the establishment is pushing him to be ready when the Clinton meltdown happens. TPTB aren't going to hand Sanders the nomination without a fight.

DJ13

(23,671 posts)

6. Best post on the thread

Reply to HooptieWagon (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 9, 2015, 10:43 PM

Oct 2015

Historic NY

(37,452 posts)

3. Meanwhile his superpac is out there spewing.....

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Fri Oct 9, 2015, 08:11 PM

Oct 2015

some say with and some say w/o his knowledge.

http://theweek.com/speedreads/582317/joe-biden-asks-super-pac-yank-heartwrenching-ad

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/pro-biden-super-pac-pulls-ad

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/biden-super-pac-cancels-ad_5616ecd9e4b0082030a1ddc1

http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/02/politics/draft-biden-2016-beau-biden-adviser/

Motown_Johnny

(22,308 posts)

4. I could never imagine a sitting VP from a successful administration not running.

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Fri Oct 9, 2015, 08:15 PM

Oct 2015

I don't see how he can pass on it. He can run now or retire forever.

Maybe he wants to retire, but I just can't imagine it.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)

5. Run Joe Run.

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Fri Oct 9, 2015, 08:16 PM

Oct 2015

I hope every Dem cheers on this idea no matter who they support. Biden will bring more excitement to the process and stimulate involvement.

artislife

(9,497 posts)

7. I hope he does what he wants and needs to do

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Fri Oct 9, 2015, 10:50 PM

Oct 2015

And we are a year away from the election so he can jump in still.

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

8. The deadline to get on the ballot in Alabama is less than a month away

Reply to artislife (Reply #7)

Fri Oct 9, 2015, 10:53 PM

Oct 2015

with others to follow. Then there's the trivial matter of fundraising.

jfern

(5,204 posts)

9. I think Arkansas is the first deadline, Nov. 9

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #8)

Fri Oct 9, 2015, 10:54 PM

Oct 2015

PatSeg

(47,560 posts)

10. I think Joe knows what he is going to do

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 02:20 PM

Oct 2015

and I think he's known it for awhile. Right now it is about timing and gauging the political climate for the right time to announce that he is running.

LettuceSea

(337 posts)

11. I don't think HRC would have suddenly distanced herself from POTUS on TPP if Joe was running.

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 02:37 PM

Oct 2015

A lot of interesting things happened this week IMO. At this point the press will milk whatever they can get.

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