Stephanie
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sheesh, G-d help us all. He can't even make up his mind if he wants to run. He'll be for sure quick on his feet protecting us from an enemy.
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Bidenwatch: He might make a decision this week … maybe
posted at 10:01 am on October 5, 2015 by Ed Morrissey
At what point does indecision about whether to be a leader of his party, if not his nation, become self-parody? CBS News reports this morning that this will be the week that the man who can’t decide whether to run for the Democratic nomination for leader of the free world will finally make up his mind. Or it might be next week. Who knows?
One source said that by the second half of October, Biden will have definitely made up his mind.
Well, no rush, or anything. It’s easy to lose this point in the Byzantine strategies of launching presidential bids, but let’s not forget that one of the qualities needed in this position is decisiveness. A President faces a lot tougher decisions than whether to challenge Hillary Clinton directly for the Democratic nomination rather than wait for her to pull out. Biden has dragged this out longer than a feud on Survivor.
Not only that, but let’s assume Biden does jump in and manages to displace Hillary in the primaries, which seems unlikely but perhaps not impossible. Biden has done nothing to organize his campaign, to hire key staff for winning primaries, and get donors on board for a general election run. That last point is actually the least of the worries Biden has (if he wins the nomination, he’ll get the donors), but organizing is paramount for 2016. It took Barack Obama months to build an organization that could compete against the Clintons, a point people seem to forget. Hillary started out with a big institutional advantage in 2007, and Obama didn’t begin challenging it until the fall. It wasn’t until December 2007 that he overtook Hillary, thanks to the impact of a long effort to beat her on the ground. That laid the groundwork for his general election campaign.
all of it here:
Bidenwatch: He might make a decision this week … maybe
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Bidenwatch: He might make a decision this week … maybe
posted at 10:01 am on October 5, 2015 by Ed Morrissey
At what point does indecision about whether to be a leader of his party, if not his nation, become self-parody? CBS News reports this morning that this will be the week that the man who can’t decide whether to run for the Democratic nomination for leader of the free world will finally make up his mind. Or it might be next week. Who knows?
Vice President Joe Biden is nearing a decision on whether to run for president, and it could come as early as within the next seven to 10 days, according to three people familiar with his deliberations. …
Even if Biden decides to seek the Democratic nomination before the party’s first debate on Oct. 13, he likely would not participate, sources told CBS News.
They said he’d need time – perhaps a couple of weeks – to put together the foundations of a campaign and raise money looking ahead to several ballot deadlines. States like New Hampshire, Texas and Florida have deadlines beginning in November.
If it’s not this week or next week, it’ll be the week after that. Maybe:
One source said that by the second half of October, Biden will have definitely made up his mind.
Well, no rush, or anything. It’s easy to lose this point in the Byzantine strategies of launching presidential bids, but let’s not forget that one of the qualities needed in this position is decisiveness. A President faces a lot tougher decisions than whether to challenge Hillary Clinton directly for the Democratic nomination rather than wait for her to pull out. Biden has dragged this out longer than a feud on Survivor.
Not only that, but let’s assume Biden does jump in and manages to displace Hillary in the primaries, which seems unlikely but perhaps not impossible. Biden has done nothing to organize his campaign, to hire key staff for winning primaries, and get donors on board for a general election run. That last point is actually the least of the worries Biden has (if he wins the nomination, he’ll get the donors), but organizing is paramount for 2016. It took Barack Obama months to build an organization that could compete against the Clintons, a point people seem to forget. Hillary started out with a big institutional advantage in 2007, and Obama didn’t begin challenging it until the fall. It wasn’t until December 2007 that he overtook Hillary, thanks to the impact of a long effort to beat her on the ground. That laid the groundwork for his general election campaign.
all of it here:
Bidenwatch: He might make a decision this week … maybe