Joe Biden Racks Up Two Endorsements
By NICK GASS 8/18/15 12:50 PM EDT
Though he has not made any announcement about joining the Democratic presidential field, Vice President Joe Biden appears to already have the support of his home-state governor: Delaware’s Jack Markell.
According to a report from The News Journal, Markell said Monday that the vice president has “a lifetime of advocacy on behalf of the middle class and unbelievable experience, knowledge and insight into foreign policy.”
The governor went on to clarify that he had not spoken with Biden about a run and that he did not have any insight into what the vice president is thinking.
“When he’s ready to make that decision, there will be a lot of people interested to hear what decision he makes,” Markell told the paper. “But otherwise what I think, what anybody else thinks is not really relevant. But I’d absolutely support him.”
A spokesman for Delaware Rep. John Carney said he also would back Biden, should he decide to run.
Draft Biden, a Chicago-based group that has been trying to get Biden into the race, has ramped up its efforts of late. Speculation about a potential Biden run has heated up in the past week, with one ally telling POLITICO that the veep is “getting closer to saying yes.”
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