Draft Biden Goes Dark Ahead Of Potential Announcement - MSNBC

[WillyT]

Draft Biden goes dark ahead of potential announcement
Alex Seitz-Wald - MSNBC
10/20/15 03:50 PM—Updated 10/20/15 05:38 PM

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The super PAC working to draft Joe Biden into the 2016 presidential race has gone radio silent ahead of a potentially imminent decision from the vice president, MSNBC has learned.

Senior officials with the Draft Biden super PAC agreed on a conference call Monday afternoon to “go dark,” according to a source familiar with the call, to give the vice president room to speak for himself and avoid further stoking media speculation about a possible announcement.

The move comes as various news outlets, including NBC News, report Biden is days or even hours away from making a decision. The pro-Biden super PAC, which is independent of Biden’s formal deliberations, has been the main outside vehicle organizing support and laying the ground for a 2016 bid, but would cede the field for an official Biden campaign if he got in.

Draft Biden gained credibility when a longtime aide to the vice president’s late son, Beau, joined in August. The group also brought on a number of respected former a Obama campaign aides, and has previously been vocal in the media about why Biden should run...

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Link: http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/draft-biden-goes-dark-ahead-potential-announcement

[Hortensis]

1. Well, Biden's begun attacking before officially entering, and I hate to

see our discourse go negative, but what will be will be. Biden may be a squish who allowed the GOP to roll him time and again, disastrously for our nation, but Obama seems to prefer him as his successor now, so let the best candidate win.

I will vote for Hillary in the primary and the winner in the general.

[Timber4598]

2. Hillary all the way.... Here is why...

War hardened Hillary has even claimed to dodge sniper fire...

[merrily]

3. Biden gave them enough time to do him damage.

[morningfog]

4. Good lord. It's like Lebron's decision all over again.