At Labor Day Rally, Joe Biden Gives Glimpse Of His Candidacy

[big_dog]

Source: Reuters Mon Sep 7, 2015 4:47pm EDT

Vice President Joe Biden on Monday gave a glimpse of what a Biden race for the Democratic presidential nomination would look like should he decide to make a late entry into the race after a highly public period of soul-searching. In a speech and walkabout at a rally in downtown Pittsburgh, Biden marked Labor Day with a full-throated appeal for steps to fix income inequality and gave a picture of the personal touch he would offer on the campaign trail.

Biden, 72, looked energetic and eager. He jogged back and forth across a downtown Pittsburgh street to greet people who met him with cheers of "Run Joe Run." He seemed to be genuinely enjoying himself as he snapped selfie photos and waded into the crowd to shake hands. Biden is conflicted about entering a Democratic race for the November 2016 election dominated thus far by Hillary Clinton, the party's favorite, and self-described socialist Bernie Sanders.

Speaking to members of the United Steelworkers as he ended his Pittsburgh visit, Biden praised Sanders as "doing a hell of a job." When a worker shouted "Biden for president," Biden dodged the issue. "No... You've got to talk to my wife about that. I've got to talk to my wife about that," he said. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, who accompanied Biden in walking the parade route, said he did not know if Biden would run, but added:"If you're looking for energy, this is a great place to get energy today."

Biden said last week he is not sure he has the emotional energy for a candidacy following the death of his son Beau in May from cancer. He has given himself variously until later this month and possibly as long as until November to act on an appeal earlier this year from Beau to run for president. An eye-opener for Biden boosters was a fresh NBC News/Marist poll over the weekend that showed Biden gaining strength in the early voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire race in spite of not being a candidate.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/07/us-usa-election-biden-idUSKCN0R71YB20150907

[retrowire]

1. UGH

The article can't help but lean all over the hope that Biden could run and it CANT mention Bernie without saying "Self-described socialist" before his name.

The media machine is obvious.

Nice article, but just ugh.

[big_dog]

2. its the horse race mentality of the media

n/t

[merrily]

4. IMO, it's obvious the fix is in.

[AZ Progressive]

18. Anyone who describes themselves as a socialist would have an uphill battle in America anyway

Being that a "socialist" is pretty much considered a villain to the capitalists that run America.

[merrily]

19. IMO, anyone who is not the establishment candidate has an uphill battle.

Look how the media did in Howard Dean, who was a moderate in all but health care.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

7. Plus he's never said that - democratic socialist is different

[brooklynite]

16. You DO realize that Reuters is British?

...and I suppose France24 is part of the conspiracy as well?

http://www.france24.com/en/20150813-odd-couple-sanders-trump-lead-early-voting-us-state

Maybe they're referring to Sanders as a Socialist because HE refers to himself as a Socialist, and a Socialist running for a major-Party nomination is newsworthy?

[retrowire]

17. being a media separate from American media

makes no difference. money goes both ways, all over. and it would be in every countries best interest to have a hand in who the next leader of the free world is.

[femmocrat]

3. Local news coverage with video:

http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/local/vp-joe-biden-celebrate-labor-day-pittsburgh/nnTr5/

[merrily]

5. Kabuki.

[forest444]

6. We need ya, Joe!

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/poll-joe-biden-stronger-against-gop-than-hillary-clinton/

[big_dog]

8. k&r

[forest444]

11. Every bit as iconic as the '08 Hope poster. A slam dunk.

My hope is that seeing this will convince him to do it. It's also very much what his son would have wanted.

[underthematrix]

15. I'm with his son. I want him to run too.

[jalan48]

9. If Joe plans to run he needs to decide soon. I'm not sensing that he's going to.

[Populist_Prole]

10. Talk left, govern right. Second verse, same as first.

Even so, better than any republican.

[newthinking]

12. This....

[Populist_Prole]

13. That's right!

[onehandle]

14. More electable than Senator Sanders. Less electable than Hillary Clinton. nt