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12. He was still weighing a run after Beau's death, and Obama didn't want him to run

Sat Nov 9, 2024, 03:51 PM

Nov 9

I had thought the same, that it was Biden’s choice not to run due to Beau’s death. However, I’ve since read (from multiple sources, including Joe Biden’s own book), that Obama felt it was Hillary’s turn to run. Biden was still weighing on whether to run or not after Beau’s death, and it was made obvious to him that Obama felt Hillary would have a better chance. The head winds of lukewarm support combined with grief ultimately made the prospect of Joe Biden running too much to overcome.

I’ll see if I can find the article I read about this, it was fairly recent. Biden was hurt by Obama’s lack of support, which is one reason he was so quick to give his full endorsement to Kamala after he made the decision to step down.

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followed by a failure to replace that ....... bad choice. FoxNewsSucks Nov 9 #22

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I think it was Biden's choice not to run in 2016. LisaM Nov 9 #11

He was still weighing a run after Beau's death, and Obama didn't want him to run crimycarny Nov 9 #12

Here is a really good article that gives a more nuanced look at Biden and Obama's interactions crimycarny Nov 9 #14

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So? crimycarny Nov 9 #37

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