jimnyc
09-05-2015, 07:41 PM
Many Democratic Party insiders believe Hillary Clinton remains a strong candidate for the White House and predict Vice President Joe Biden won't challenge her for the party's nomination.
"For all the bedwetting Democrat stories, there haven't been this stampede of people who said they are going to leave the Clinton campaign or are upset," said one of more than a dozen party strategists who spoke to The Hill about a potential Biden campaign.
Most of the strategists, speaking anonymously, said they don't believe Biden can pull together a campaign this close to the Iowa caucuses, which will begin on Feb. 1.
Talk of a Biden candidacy has grown as Clinton's poll numbers have dropped because of her ongoing email scandal, but still, she is topping major national polls over the wide field of GOP candidates seeking the nomination, even though her lead is narrowing.
But Biden still has many advantages, including seeming "authentic" in a year in which authenticity is prize, a Democratic former presidential strategist told The Hill.
However, another strategist said Biden's numbers would drop when he'd make his announcement, and many of those questioned don't believe that Biden could come to play in early primary states.
In addition, Sanders is already drawing the anti-Clinton vote, while Biden may be seen as being too close to the Obama administration and to Clinton herself.
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/biden-run-2016-insiders/2015/09/05/id/673746/
"For all the bedwetting Democrat stories, there haven't been this stampede of people who said they are going to leave the Clinton campaign or are upset," said one of more than a dozen party strategists who spoke to The Hill about a potential Biden campaign.
Most of the strategists, speaking anonymously, said they don't believe Biden can pull together a campaign this close to the Iowa caucuses, which will begin on Feb. 1.
Talk of a Biden candidacy has grown as Clinton's poll numbers have dropped because of her ongoing email scandal, but still, she is topping major national polls over the wide field of GOP candidates seeking the nomination, even though her lead is narrowing.
But Biden still has many advantages, including seeming "authentic" in a year in which authenticity is prize, a Democratic former presidential strategist told The Hill.
However, another strategist said Biden's numbers would drop when he'd make his announcement, and many of those questioned don't believe that Biden could come to play in early primary states.
In addition, Sanders is already drawing the anti-Clinton vote, while Biden may be seen as being too close to the Obama administration and to Clinton herself.
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/biden-run-2016-insiders/2015/09/05/id/673746/