“Vice President Joe Biden will set up shop at the University of Pennsylvania after he leaves the White House. Biden has hinted that he’s in search of a university to house his staff and his post-government work,” Playbook reports.
Quote of the Day
“I find myself embarrassed by the nature of the way in which this campaign was conducted. So much for the shining city on the hill.”
— Vice President Joe Biden, quoted by CNN.
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
“We got results that would not have been possible without a negotiating partner like Joe Biden. Obviously, I don’t always agree with him, but I do trust him, implicitly. He doesn’t break his word, he doesn’t waste time telling me why I’m wrong… There’s a reason ‘Get Joe on the phone’ is shorthand for ‘Time to get serious’ in my office.”
— Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), in a moving tribute to Vice President Joe Biden.
Biden Says He Would Run In 2020
Vice President Joe Biden told CNBC that he may run for president in 2020.
Said Biden: “Yeah, I am. I am going to run in 2020. For president. And also, you know so, what the hell man, anyway.”
He added: “I’m not committing not to run. I’m not committed to anything. I learned a long time ago, fate has a strange way of intervening.”
Biden Nixes Idea of Being DNC Chair
“So much for the latest draft Joe Biden effort — the vice president won’t be a candidate for chair of the Democratic National Committee,” Politico reports.
“The prospect of Biden leading the official party apparatus had been drawing interest in Washington and beyond over the past week. Other candidates have begun to step forward, but several party leaders — most recently, former DNC chair and Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell — had begun motioning for the vice president to do the job.”
Joe Biden for DNC Chair?
NBC News: “There’s no word on whether the vice president is interested in running for the job — his office declined to comment — and those behind the effort know that it’s a long shot. But they’re making a concerted effort to line up support in the hope that it will convince the vice president to take the helm of a party in crisis.”
Quote of the Day
“I thought I could beat Hillary. I thought I could beat anybody that ran. No one should run for president unless they think they can do that. I didn’t run for one simple, overarching reason: My son was dying and he died. That’s the total reason.”
— Vice President Joe Biden, in an interview with CNN.
Clinton Wants Biden as Secretary of State
“Joe Biden is at the top of the internal short list Hillary Clinton’s transition team is preparing for her pick to be secretary of state,” a source familiar with the planning tells Politico.
“Neither Clinton nor her aides have yet told Biden. According to the source, they’re strategizing about how to make the approach to the vice president, who almost ran against her in the Democratic primaries but has since been campaigning for her at a breakneck pace all over the country in these final months.”
Biden Says He’d Take Trump ‘Behind the Gym’
Vice President Joe Biden took Donald Trump to task over comments he made bragging about his ability to grope women, saying he wished he were in high school so “I could take him behind the gym,” ABC News reports.
Said Biden: “What he said and did and does is the text book definition of sexual assault. He said because I am famous, because I am a star, because I am a billionaire I can do things other people cant. What a disgusting assertion for anyone to make.”
Biden Will Focus Efforts on Three States
Politico: “Biden’s made his mission for the election delivering the Senate back to Democrats, and he’s already made clear three seats that he’s prioritized, and where the party clearly needs help: for Ted Strickland in Ohio, for Patrick Murphy in Florida and for Katie McGinty in Pennsylvania.”
“Conveniently, those happen to be the three states where Clinton needs to block Trump on the electoral map, and where the Republican nominee’s message seems to be resonating in some of the most dangerous ways for the Clinton campaign.”
Biden Pushed Out of Prime Time
Politico: “Vice President Biden didn’t even make prime time on Wednesday night, because his boss and his potential successor had to speak. It was a stark reminder of one crucial difference between the two conventions: The big Democrats almost all showed up in Philadelphia. A lot of big Republicans skipped Cleveland, creating a huge disparity in star power.”
“The GOP no-shows included former presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush, former nominees John McCain and Mitt Romney, and 2016 candidates Jeb Bush, John Kasich, Rand Paul and Carly Fiorina. The only prominent Democratic absentee was Al Gore.”
Biden Won’t Serve as Veep Again
Vice President Joe Biden shot down the notion that he would considering being Hillary Clinton’s running mate, Politico reports.
Said Biden: “That’s not my preferred route.”
He added: “I have great respect for Hillary. I’m going to work like the devil for her, but I’m not looking to be vice president again, and no one has talked to me.”
Biden Says Sanders Will Endorse Clinton
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Boehner Thinks It’s Possible Biden Will Replace Clinton
Former Speaker John Boehner says he “would not be surprised at all” if Hillary Clinton “has to withdraw” from the presidenital race and Vice President Joe Biden “parachutes in,” The Hill reports.
“Republicans have long speculated that the FBI investigation into Clinton’s use of a private email server could result in criminal charges, wounding her candidacy.”
Bonus Quote of the Day
“I feel confident that Hillary will be the nominee, and I feel confident she’ll be the next president.”
— Vice President Joe Biden, in an interview with ABC News.
Biden Turns Focus to Taking Back Senate
Politico: “While most of the public attention has been on the presidential race — and President Barack Obama has so far been holding off on campaigning other than endorsing select candidates with statements and fundraising for party committees — the vice president has quietly embarked on a year-long legacy project for a little political poetic justice.”
Book Claims First Lady Wanted Biden to Run
The rivalry between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in 2008 was so vicious, it left “deep and lasting scars on both the Clinton and Obama camps, and they are still shockingly fresh,” writes Kate Andersen Brower in the new tome, First Women: The Grace and Power of America’s Modern First Ladies, according to the New York Post.
“The book, out Tuesday from HarperCollins, reportedly reveals Michelle Obama was even hoping Joe Biden would launch a presidential run so he could beat Hillary this time around.”
Said one former Obama adviser: “When Michelle Obama views the Clintons, I don’t want to say she’s looking down her nose at them — but she kind of is.” The book adds that Michelle’s relationship with Hillary was “fraught with hurt feelings and resentment.”
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