2015-10-21

Biden opts out of White House bid

Story by The Hill
Written by Jordan Fabian

Vice President Biden said Wednesday he will not run for president in 2016, signaling an end to a political career that has lasted four decades.

Biden made the announcement with his wife, Jill, and President Obama at his side, telling a national audience he did not see a path forward for his candidacy.

He said that as he and his family and worked through the grieving process following the death of his son, Beau Biden, he'd always said he might conclude that the window for mounting “a realistic campaign for president” would close.

“I've concluded, it has closed,” Biden said
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Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/257595-biden-to-make-announcement-from-white-house

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