Is Joe Biden really running for President, all he's doing is telling the truth, that won't get him elected

Question

I personally love Joe's positions on a lot of the issues, but feel he isn't really running but to position himself as Secretary of State or Defense.

He's clearly the best candidate but with less than 2% of the poll and no money he won't get anywhere.

Answer 1

Agree, he is smart and has way more experience than Obama. He should be at least second in the polls. I think he and Hillary are very close and you are probably right about him in a position as a cabinet secretary but I get the feeling Hillary would like to have him as her VP.

Answer 2

Well, I live in Delaware, and have met the man once (not that big a deal in a state so sparcely populated as Delaware.)

Yes, I think Biden has the experience and foresight to be CIC. He's a straight-talker, though this has led to numerous problems, but he says what he feels and he doesn't sugar-coat things near as much as any other candidate. He's quick out of the gates with good ideas (partitioning of Iraq was proposed years ago when this mess started, also his crime legislation and help with campaign reform.) Yes, he should run higher in the polls. Here why he doesn't:

1) None of you non-Delawareans have any idea where Delaware is or what it contributes, so why pay attention to one of it's Senators?
2) All anyone in the media can talk about are the two "unique" candidates; i.e. the woman and the black guy. (This is not to say that Clinton or Obama don't have good ideas, it's just that they're not middle-aged white men)
3) He's completely enmeshed in Washington Politics. Having a 34-year tenure gives you a lot of experience, but when an outsider like Edwards points a finger and says "See? Congress can't get anything done because of all the political infighting. I'm not IN D.C. anymore, so I'LL be able to get stuff done." people forget there's only a one-seat majority and think Edward's right.

Look, I think Biden's the right man for the job, but he won't get the nomination because people don't think he can win against whoever the Republicans nominate. But I think they're wrong. I think that a year from now the war will be so bad the Democrats could nominate an giraffe and still win.

Hillary's trying to ride the wave of "good old days" nastalgia for her husband's administration and is nothing more then a talking head for whatever her advisors input.

Obama sounds knowlegable, and looks commanding, but he's not done ANYTHING even close to the job he wants.

Edwards is the pretty-boy-Washington-outsider-slick-Southern-trial-lawyer who was so caught up in the belief that he'd win the election that he couldn't even be bothered to run for his seat in the senate for a second term. I'm all for wanting a promotion, but do the job you were elected to do first.

Richardson is a Let's-get-out-of-Iraq-right-now candidate, other then that he's a "me too"-er. Somebody else said something good? I did that in New Mexico, too.

Everyone else just kind of blurs together in my mind. I really couldn't tell you the difference between Dodd or Gravel. And Kucinich, well, he's Kucinich. What is this, his seventeenth try at the presidency?

What does Biden need to do to win the election? Get the VP nod and wait.

Answer 3

Biden is a great choice. He would have been my choice in 2004 had he run. Very level headed person, but he will never when and I'll explain why.

Parties always take the most extreme candidate. Barring a live boy or dead hooker in her bed, the Democrats will pick Clinton, unfavorable numbers or not. They'll pick her because she appeals to the most rabid Democratic voters and they turn out in the primaries faithfully. The Republicans will find a way to take Romney or Brownback since they appeal to the far right of their party. Moderates on either side rarely have a prayer in a primary election since the voters are usually looking for the candidate most like them, irregardless of electability.

Answer 4

I think that's why governors have a much better track record when running for president than senators. Senators are more likely to understand the issues and the system in Washington. The electorate is for the most part ignorant and lazy and tends to mistake ignorance on the part of the governors for confidence (see "Bush, George W") and mistakes thoughtful debate on the part of the senators as waffling or being "elite" (that's neocon lingo for "smart").

So Billy Bob Trailertrash finds it appealing when a governor who knows virtually nothing about Washington, about foreign policy, about economics, etc. climbs up on the soapbox and declares "I'll do this" and "I'll do that" as if all Washington needs is a good ************, but when the senators start discussing the complexities of issues Billy Bob tends to switch to wrestling, NASCAR, or their intellectual counterpart, Faux News.

What a sad state of affairs when someone can't get elected president because they are too smart.

Answer 5

relatively, he figures that we will have some form of disaster with Russia or the midsection east, etc. he's placing issues up so as that persons will blame the republicans for the disaster, asserting it grow to be "generated" with a view to aim Obama. Obama could desire to be kicking himself a million circumstances over for choosing Biden as his V.P. What a freaking fool.

Answer 6

I really like Joe Biden and feel as though he's the best candidate you have on the Democratic side. It's a shame that he's not getting the support that he deserves.

Answer 7

I like Biden too. Dennis or Gravel are on point to me though.

Why is it main stream dems are in the running?

Answer 8

The reason he won't be elected president is because he gave a speech at the aipac meeting! That is enough to taint him from even being reelected! He should know better than that!

Answer 9

The party doesn't just field fringe candidates for fun, the idea is that people like you and me, who like some of what Biden has to say, may be likely to vote for the winner of the Primary when he gives her (or him) his endorsement.

Of course, I also really dislike some of what he has to say, but his endorsement of partition in Iraq at least shows he's willing to consider real solutions.

Answer 10

If you are looking for a well-qualified, dogmatic and sincere middle-aged white guy who's going bald, then he is your best candidate (and that goes for both sides of the aisle). I

Personally, I think a gender and/or race change in the president is long over due, though Biden would still be an excellent choice.