Molly Ball: “Biden’s calculation is threefold: emotional, political, and logistical. Amid the continuing toll of his son Beau’s untimely death, hurling himself into a campaign promises more trouble and hurt. But saying ‘no; would entail its own grieving process, as the lifelong pol closed the door for good on his political career, without having achieved his life’s goal.”
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