Joe Biden: the 2016 HBO movie, Confirmation, about the 1991 Hill/Thomas hearings, will hurt him

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11. It's not random. There are lots of stories out there now about how Biden

is contemplating a run, and how some view him as an alternative to Hillary.

He's not more progressive than Hillary. He's less.

The hearings showed him at his worst, and they're about to be exposed in a very high profile HBO movie (which probably had its origins in Anita Hill's recent book, SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER).

We can't stop the movie. We might as well not have one of its villains as our standard-bearer.

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/joe-biden-no-savior-progressives

Despite the feverish stream of strategic leaks in recent days, there are still very real questions about whether Vice President Joe Biden will ultimately decide to jump into the presidential race, or whether he’s merely positioning himself as a backup in case Hillary Clinton falters.

But if Democratic voters who are feeling lukewarm about Hillary see the veep as a potential white knight—either because he’s more liberal or because he’s more electable—they could be in for a rude awakening.

Biden has been a loyal and effective vice president—and a recent personal tragedy of unimaginable proportions is generating broad sympathy for him and his family right now. But over his long career, Biden’s record is hardly that of a progressive crusader. And his candidacy would perhaps pose more political problems for the Party than it would solve.

Here are 10 reasons why Joe Biden isn’t going to be progressives’ savior—and why a Biden campaign could even make it harder for Democrats to hold the White House:

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