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In reply to the discussion: when obama is renominated ,will biden also be renominated? [View all]karynnj
(60,969 posts)Though a VP is often the "inevitable" nominee, that does not have to be the case. For most of us, the ONLY case where we have lived through two terms of a Democratic President was when Gore, who was the VP ran. In that case, the liberal wing of the party, including Ted Kennedy came out pretty early saying Gore deserved the nomination. This hurt Bradley, especially when others, like Kerry, followed suit. (Gore was considered to be on the center right side of the party.)
It is very poor statistics to make inference when there are few observations - and here there is just one.
In addition, the CW was that the Clinton administration was successful and that Gore had gone beyond what he had to do in terms of loyalty to the President. It was also thought he did an excellent job as President. I don't think the powers that be will necessarily be as supportive of Biden - and I think he will likely be pushed to decline gracefully. (Consider how poorly Dem pundits push back on the meme that he is extremely gaffe prone.) If he wants the nomination, he will have to fight for it.