Biden allowed people to believe he might only run for one term, for sure. He left open the possibility, if nothing else to seal the deal with those squeamish about nominating a 78-year-old.
But there was no explicit promise there and no plan other than a vague sense of “passing the torch, eventually.” He definitely figured t…
Biden allowed people to believe he might only run for one term, for sure. He left open the possibility, if nothing else to seal the deal with those squeamish about nominating a 78-year-old.
But there was no explicit promise there and no plan other than a vague sense of “passing the torch, eventually.” He definitely figured that if he ran for a second term, people would be okay with it, just like they seen to be with everyone else running for re-election at two billion years old in this town.
Bad assumption, I guess.
But again, I don’t think there is a secret plan for what happens if his health goes—I think it’s kinda generic. Kamala Harris takes his place.
If she didn’t, it would be kinda f’ed up—the first black woman vice president in history, passed over for the nomination.
Democrats are not willing to have that on their record. They fear that even more than the stain of losing to Trump, again—and they don’t buy the argument that you’ve got to pick between the two.
I read that hill article Bruce, it never said Biden wouldn’t run again. It was some “sources” whoever that might be. Biden never said he wasn’t going to run for reelection. That quote doesn’t exist. I understand people projected on him that he wouldn’t run again because they felt he is old (not a wrong opinion at all). However, it is categorically false that Biden said he wouldn’t run again. That quote doesn’t exist
Meh. Disagree.
Biden allowed people to believe he might only run for one term, for sure. He left open the possibility, if nothing else to seal the deal with those squeamish about nominating a 78-year-old.
But there was no explicit promise there and no plan other than a vague sense of “passing the torch, eventually.” He definitely figured that if he ran for a second term, people would be okay with it, just like they seen to be with everyone else running for re-election at two billion years old in this town.
Bad assumption, I guess.
But again, I don’t think there is a secret plan for what happens if his health goes—I think it’s kinda generic. Kamala Harris takes his place.
If she didn’t, it would be kinda f’ed up—the first black woman vice president in history, passed over for the nomination.
Democrats are not willing to have that on their record. They fear that even more than the stain of losing to Trump, again—and they don’t buy the argument that you’ve got to pick between the two.
Am I the only one who hasn't memory-holed this?
https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/11/biden-single-term-082129
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/474027-biden-indicates-he-will-only-serve-one-term-as-president-report/
Some reports from last year (NY Times, Bloomberg) suggest Biden was not planning to run until it became clear Trump would be the GOP nominee.
I read that hill article Bruce, it never said Biden wouldn’t run again. It was some “sources” whoever that might be. Biden never said he wasn’t going to run for reelection. That quote doesn’t exist. I understand people projected on him that he wouldn’t run again because they felt he is old (not a wrong opinion at all). However, it is categorically false that Biden said he wouldn’t run again. That quote doesn’t exist