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2016 Postmortem

MoonRiver

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11. The argument he gave was that his grief kept him from putting his heart into a campaign.

Reply to jcgoldie (Reply #8)

Fri Jul 8, 2016, 03:34 PM

Jul 2016

Unless he has significantly healed, which I doubt, in the past few months, that issue is still there. Plus the guy is 74 and just served 8 years as VP. Why on earth would he want that going nowhere job again for another 8 years? He's be 82 at the end of Hillary's second term! Maybe he would actually like to have a relaxing retirement before he dies.

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Would Biden take the VP slot if offered? Would that be a good thing? nt [View all] Jitter65 Jul 2016 OP

Probably not. bigwillq Jul 2016 #1

I doubt that Biden wants to be remembered as sufrommich Jul 2016 #2

no. no. nt La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2016 #3

this ^ Vote2016 Jul 2016 #13

Yes! Although it's not the presidency, it would suffice to fulfill Beau's wishes, along with a whole Frustratedlady Jul 2016 #4

Depends. Would Clinton let him keep working on that Trans-am he keeps on the white house lawn? Scootaloo Jul 2016 #5

I really think he's ready for something else, like retirement! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2016 #6

No and no, and why does this subject keep coming up? MoonRiver Jul 2016 #7

I think the argument would be that jcgoldie Jul 2016 #8

The argument he gave was that his grief kept him from putting his heart into a campaign. MoonRiver Jul 2016 #11

Although VP is a good job rock Jul 2016 #9

No to both. longship Jul 2016 #10

Do we really need yet another thread on this topic? SheilaT Jul 2016 #12

That would be "double jeopardy". John Poet Jul 2016 #14