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Joe Biden has been making his 2016 deliberations all about his late son since August.
Aug. 1, to be exact — the day renowned Hillary Clinton-critic Maureen Dowd published a column that marked a turning point in the presidential speculation.
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According to multiple sources, it was Biden himself who talked to her, painting a tragic portrait of a dying son, Beau’s face partially paralyzed, sitting his father down and trying to make him promise to run for president because "the White House should not revert to the Clintons and that the country would be better off with Biden values.”
It was no coincidence that the preliminary pieces around a prospective campaign started moving right after that column. People read Dowd and started reaching out, those around the vice president would say by way of defensive explanation. He was just answering the phone and listening.
But in truth, Biden had effectively placed an ad in The New York Times, asking them to call.
I don't know that this has been confirmed or if it's just a story out there.
Does it matter if it's true? I guess it seems like he's using his son's death, but that doesn't mean it didn't happen.
Also, who would know this? If Biden called Dowd, it would just be the 2 of them on the phone. And wouldn't it be easy enough for Biden have gotten the story to Dowd without calling her directly?
Is this an early attempt to keep Biden out?
If we heard this was true, would it change anyone's opinion of him?
Thoughts? Opinions? Credit Card numbers?
The Biden Scandal. Sort of. Maybe. I don't know, you decide.
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Joe Biden has been making his 2016 deliberations all about his late son since August.
Aug. 1, to be exact — the day renowned Hillary Clinton-critic Maureen Dowd published a column that marked a turning point in the presidential speculation.
Story Continued Below
According to multiple sources, it was Biden himself who talked to her, painting a tragic portrait of a dying son, Beau’s face partially paralyzed, sitting his father down and trying to make him promise to run for president because "the White House should not revert to the Clintons and that the country would be better off with Biden values.”
It was no coincidence that the preliminary pieces around a prospective campaign started moving right after that column. People read Dowd and started reaching out, those around the vice president would say by way of defensive explanation. He was just answering the phone and listening.
But in truth, Biden had effectively placed an ad in The New York Times, asking them to call.
I don't know that this has been confirmed or if it's just a story out there.
Does it matter if it's true? I guess it seems like he's using his son's death, but that doesn't mean it didn't happen.
Also, who would know this? If Biden called Dowd, it would just be the 2 of them on the phone. And wouldn't it be easy enough for Biden have gotten the story to Dowd without calling her directly?
Is this an early attempt to keep Biden out?
If we heard this was true, would it change anyone's opinion of him?
Thoughts? Opinions? Credit Card numbers?
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